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LindowsOS Marches On

Posted by Hemos on from the fight-the-man dept.

alphabet26 writes "I just received Lindow's 2001 Wrap-up e-mail, and it looks like they're still forging ahead regardless of the lawsuit Microsoft filed against them. In the update, CEO Michael Robertson included a letter in response addressed to Bill Gates, and also some screenshots of what the new LindowsOS will look like. He predicts the retail version will be available in the early months of 2002."

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  1. This sounds like a fricking joke. by b0r0din · · Score: 2, Troll
    Is Michael Robertson truly e-mailing bill gates and Ccing Steve Ballmer? It looks like a fricking joke, wouldn't you not e-mail the person suing you and instead deal with the issue in court?

    Also, Lindows screenshots look surprisingly good, apparently it runs IE and MS Word, something no Linux GUI has yet been able to do to my knowledge (Lotus Notes runs on linux), this looks like a big-time scam if you ask me. I think either Mr. Robertson has lost his mind or their marketing department is pulling a 'Daikatana.'

  2. ..I think we just Slashdotted their server by eples · · Score: 1, Troll


    ..not exactly a resounding endorsement for their OS.
    Of course, NetCraft reports it as NT4 w/ Apache.

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    I'm a 2000 man.
  3. How we know it is a fake: by brad3378 · · Score: -1, Troll

    &gt like you, we are working hard to innovate and offer consumers a choice of novel and resourceful products.

    Nice way to build up his ego!
    ha ha ha!

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    1. Re:How we know it is a fake: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Why is this a troll you fuckwit moderator? Fuck me, /. is just fucking full of fucking fuck-wits these days, I don't know why I fucking bother coming here...

  4. Re:they do have a preview releases out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    give us a 'B'
    give us a 'U'
    give us a 'L'
    give us a 'L'
    give us a 'S'
    give us a 'H'
    give us a 'I'
    give us a 'T'

    what've you got?

  5. Re:Why LindowsOS will inevitably fail... by cscx · · Score: 0, Troll
    "...I can take advantage of the reliability of the Linux kernel..."

    That's ludicrous. You're saying that native Windows apps will run more reliably under an emulator than under its own native OS? Are you crazy? At least that's what it sounds like you're saying. If you're so worried about the "reliability of the Linux kernel" why don't you use Linux instead and run Linux native apps? If you're thinking about "reliability" in terms of Windows apps, well you may want to try this instead.

  6. Re:What a bunch of crap by dinivin · · Score: 0, Troll

    But the freaking name is obviously a rip-off of Windows. There is no question that it would create market confusion.

    Maybe for morons such as yourself... But not for anyone with at least half their brain functioning properly.

    Dinivin