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Lindows can still use its name
[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/35479.html|http://www.theregist...ent/51/35479.html]
More importantly, the Court ruled that once a word is declared generic it continues to be generic, informing Microsoft that no amount of marketing around a generic word changes the generic status of the word.
"Essentially, the Court's ruling confirms that a company, no matter how much money it spends, cannot buy a word out of the English language," said Daniel Harris, Lindows.com's lead trial counsel, in a statement yesterday.
Regards,
-scott anderson
"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."