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1. Linspire CEO defends Xandros buy-out

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Thursday, 03 July 2008

   The CEO of Linux distributor Linspire has confirmed that rival desktop Linux maker Xandros Inc has acquired the firm. Michael Robertson said in a blog post on his website yesterday that he was “excited ...

2. Dirty laundry alert: Xandros acquires Linspire

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 01 July 2008

   ... become a subsidiary of Xandros.   Stockholder Carmony claims that he was not asked however, and not wonders how much his stock is worth. “In classic [Linspire founder] Michael Robertson form, he ...

3. Lala.com testing 10-cent “trapped in your browser” song rentals

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Wednesday, 28 May 2008

     Would you pay 10-cents per song for music that can only be played within a browser?  That’s what Lala.com hopes people will do with its upcoming music rental store.  Michael Robertson ...

4. Microsoft partners with Linux company Linspire

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 14 June 2007

   ... engine in its Linspire 5.0 distribution. Linspire was founded by MP3.com founder Michael Robertson in January 2002 as “Lindows.com”. Microsoft filed a trademark infringement suit against Lindows.com ...

5. TG Daily Interview: Michael Robertson introduces MP3tunes Music Locker

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 01 December 2005

   Michael Robertson, founder of Linspire and MP3.com, seems to always have something new up his sleeve. He has added a new online storage service called MP3tunes Locker which lets users upload and synchronize ...

6. DVD Jon signs up with digital music company

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Thursday, 20 October 2005

     The Norwegian hacker who was arrested, and ultimately exonerated, for reverse-engineering DVD copy protection has taken a job with Michael Robertson's latest venture, a digital music company called ...

7. MP3Tunes opens doors to the public

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 09 February 2005

     Former MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson announced the official launch of MP3Tunes on Wednesday. Former MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson announced the official launch of MP3Tunes on Wednesday. Songs ...

8. MP3.com founder details launch of MP3Tunes.com

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Saturday, 05 February 2005

     Michael Robertson, the founder of what was once the No. Michael Robertson, the founder of what was once the No. 1 music site on the web, is hoping for a comeback with an online music store that's ...

9. Lindows founder to launch DRM-less music store

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Wednesday, 02 February 2005

     Michael Robertson has done quite a bit these past few years. Michael Robertson has done quite a bit these past few years. He was the CEO of MP3.com back in the day, and more recently he was in ...

10. Sipphone sues Vonage and Fry's over new hardware

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Thursday, 30 September 2004

      You might know him best as the founder of MP3.com or the guy behind Lindows (or Linspire or whatever they're calling it now), but Michael Robertson has another company up his sleeve called SIPphone. ...

11. Lindows.com announces name change

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 08 April 2004

    ... international courts, the company says. Lindows.com will unveil its new international name next Wednesday, Michael Robertson, founder and chief executive officer of the San Diego-based Linux vendor says ...

12. Lindows to Enter Business Desktop Market

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 16 January 2004

      Lindows.com founder and CEO Michael Robertson reveals his plans to take LindowsOS to the business desktop. Lindows.com founder and CEO Michael Robertson reveals his plans to take LindowsOS to ...

13. Lindows bundles OS with free calling

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 17 December 2003

      Lindows.com on Tuesday released a new version of its operating system meshed with Internet telephony technology created by company CEO Michael Robertson. Lindows.com on Tuesday released a new ...

14. Lindows Posing Bigger Threat to Microsoft

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 11 December 2003

      A Lindows team, headed by CEO Michael Robertson, is in Europe this week meeting with resellers to discuss, among other things, Microsoft threats against the firms. A Lindows team, headed by CEO ...