Talk:Microsoft vs. Lindows

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Strange. Very strange.

[edit] Souce for estimated payout

Could someone look up a source for the estimated payout? --Canageek 22:10, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

In fact, we could do with quite a few references for this, I think. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 12:10, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Settled when?

The original version of the page says they settled in April. This was changed to "immediately", suggesting it was in February. Do we have an exact source?

Cheers,

Samsara (talk • contribs) 22:20, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original text was confusing about who paid who...

I simply reworded one sentence to make it clear that Microsoft paid Lindows to become Linspire. When I read the first version, it seemed as if Lindows was out $24 million in addition to giving up their name. I made the same changes on the Linspire page, which is where I first became confused. The two pages had almost identical sentences on the matter.

I did check a couple of the links on the "Microsoft vs. Lindows" page to verify who paid who, but didn't read deep enough to note other details. I'm not sure when the settlement occured, or even the exact amount; what was important to me was making it clear that Microsoft paid a large sum to settle the dispute, not Lindows.

The wording at this time, on both the "Microsoft vs. Lindows" and "Linspire" pages, seems easy to understand and makes the outcome clear.

Thanks for your concern,

Gotaug 05:31, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

That's fine. I just didn't understand why you removed the explicit date. But as you say, Mmmbeer looked it up and even added a reference, so all is good. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 09:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)