Court Rejects msfreepc.com Settlement Claims 226
mr_tommy writes "Neowin has posted a link to a court ruling (pdf) on the controversial MSfreepc.com website. The court ruled that claims in the Microsoft antitrust settlement made via the site were not legitimate, and as such all submissions made through it would be rejected. The website, operated by Lindows.com, attempted to use the Californian settlement against Microsoft to its own benefit by getting users to signup and make a claim. Lindows saw an opportunity to capitalise on the ruling by getting Microsoft to pay for users to have Lindows software and hardware; undoubtedly too bitter a pill for Microsoft to take. Microsoft filed suit against the website Michael Robertson, owner of Lindows and a strong anti-Microsoft voice, will undoubtedly be disappointed with the ruling. The 'legitimate' site for claims is still available."
Re:microsoftcalsettlement.com runs Apache... (Score:5, Funny)
huked on phonics wurked for me! (Score:3, Funny)
sorry, but what does that mean?
Re:huked on phonics wurked for me! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Serves them right (Score:5, Funny)
You just described the US political system in one nice, neat sentence.
Anyway, I think you view this somewhat more harshly than the situation warrants... MSFreePC.com did nothing more than tell people "Hey, Microsoft owes you money for screwing you. Do you really want to hand it right back to them, or would you like to use it to get the hell away from their crappy products?". This ruling suggests that they went too far, but conceptually, I see it as far more in keeping with the spirit of the original settlement than any possible result of filing directly with Microsoft.
Re:Serves them right (Score:1, Funny)
Possibly, but some of us are rather more discerning than God.
Re:"Lindows" does a disservice to free software (Score:3, Funny)