[CLUE-Talk] " . . . a name that is in itself genius . . . "

[Brandon N]

While I think this is a great idea and I hope it succeeds, I noticed on
the website that it will cost $99 just for a beta release.  That is the
same price as a Windows XP home edition upgrade.  I doubt they are
going to offer many advancements over Windows (at least to current
windows users) so there pricing strategy doesn't seem all that
intelligent.

Brandon
--- bill ehlert <bill_ehlert_lists at yahoo.com> wrote:
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http://netscape.zdnet.com:80/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2820858,00.html
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>   http://www.lindows.com
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>  has a name that in itself is genius. It's
> software that combines Linux and Windows without
> violating any trademark or copyright--although I
> bet Microsoft will sue at some point. The concept
> is to make a cheap OS that runs both Linux and
> Windows code, but that looks and runs like
> Windows. The Lindows concept was dreamed up by
> MP3.com entrepreneur Michael Robertson, and is
> encountering skepticism. Nobody is taking it too
> seriously except me. I think Lindows might fly if
> it can conquer one simple roadblock, and that's
> running Microsoft Office 97, 2000, and XP. If
> Lindows can run these versions of Office, then
> look out below. Bombs away.
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> <p>One reason I have high hopes for the Lindows
> OS is that there is a 20-person team working on
> it, not a 20,000-person team.
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>  Starting with the base Linux OS gave the Lindows
> team a nice head start, after which all the team
> had to do was translate Windows app-to-OS hooks.
> The open-source WINE project helped out there.
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> <p>Lindows may not succeed, but it's at least
> possible. Even if Lindows comes close to success,
> the product could beget the massive transition
> that Microsoft perpetually fears.
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