San Francisco Chronicle: Lindows Loses Fight to Process Claims in Microsoft Suit

“A San Francisco judge shot down a Linux company’s attempt to
process claims on behalf of customers in Microsoft’s $1.1 billion
settlement with California consumers, the Redmond, Wash., software
giant said Thursday…

“Lindows.com, of San Diego, has been offering to process claims
ranging from $50 to $100 on behalf of consumers via its Web site.
Lindows.com’s plan was to send the customers copies of its
Linux-based software up front and then collect the money to pay for
it from Microsoft…”

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