MacCentral: Apple/Microsoft Case May Provide Ammo for Linux Maker

“Lindows.com Inc. has raised the ire and the litigation of
Microsoft Corp. with its Windows-like name. While the companies
continue to wrangle over trade dress issues, Lindows.com has
secured a court order to force Microsoft to produce more than 300
boxes of evidence, including evidence produced during the 1992 case
between Apple and Microsoft that tread over similar ground.

“Back in 1992, Microsoft successfully defended itself in a
copyright case brought forth by Apple that ultimately secured
Microsoft’s legal right to use elements like windows, icons and
menus in its own Windows operating system. Microsoft’s argument was
that other companies had introduced operating systems with similar
capabilities prior to Microsoft’s own entry into the market. Now
Lindows.com hopes to use some of the same evidence presented in the
Apple vs. Microsoft case to bolster its own position…”

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