Lindows, Inc. today announced that the company’s desktop Linux
operating system LindowsOS has been renamed to Linspire. The
website www.lindows.com has
been replaced by www.linspire.com, which will now be
the primary site for consumers who are looking for information, who
want to purchase any Lindows, Inc. products, or are looking for
support for previously purchased software.
“We have partnerships with hard disk, motherboard, laptop and
desktop companies that want to ship our software to their worldwide
market,” said Michael Robertson, chief executive officer of
Lindows, Inc. “By renaming our product, we are able to facilitate
distribution of low-cost, easy-to-use desktop Linux.”
“Last week, Lindows won in French courts when Microsoft was denied
a preliminary injunction,” added Robertson. “Despite our victories
in the United States and overseas, a name change is still necessary
to counter Microsoft’s strategy to sue us in courts around the
world. We’re hoping that this puts a halt on the international
lawsuits. A Microsoft spokesperson has publicly stated that ‘We’re
only asking that Lindows change their name’ which is what we have
done.”
The two-year-old case between Lindows and Microsoft over the
trademark “windows” will continue in the United States. Microsoft
has appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the case is
pending a decision as to whether the Appeals Court will hear
Microsoft’s appeal. The name Lindows will still be used in the
United States in certain instances and as the corporate name.
Linspire is similar in features and capabilities to LindowsOS, but
will have Linspire branding throughout. Current users of LindowsOS
will not be affected and an upgrade is not required. The my.lindows
accounts of LindowsOS users will now be available at
my.linspire.com, including CD downloads, account information, and
other resources. Current Warehouse members have the option of
downloading and installing Linspire from their my.linspire account
at no cost. OEMs and resellers selling LindowsOS products may
continue to ship existing inventory. Within two weeks, the entire
software line will be available with Linspire-branded products,
including Linspire Laptop Edition, Linspire Developer Edition and
Spanish-language Linspire.
The website www.linspire.com will offer visitors information about
the Linspire software and process purchases, while all corporate
information about Lindows, Inc. will now be available at
www.lindowsinc.com. High-resolution logos of Linspire are available
at www.linspire.com/linspirelogo.
For a more complete discussion of the name change, visit www.linspire.com/mm.