By the end of next week, she said, the company's entire software line will be renamed with Linspire, including Linspire Laptop Edition, Linspire Developer Edition, and its Spanish-language Linspire desktop OS.
Lee rejected the idea that Lindows was holding onto its name, at least in part, in order to squeeze a possible future settlement out of Microsoft if the lawsuit goes its way.
"That's not our aim here," she said.
And the name change could help Lindows more than hurt it, said one analyst.
"The more Microsoft focused on Lindows' name, the more [Lindows] seemed worthy of attention," said Kusnetzky. "Changing the name again may well give them another opportunity for attention.
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