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LindowsOS Softens Microsoft-Compatibility Claim

Posted by timothy on from the wise-move dept.

jukal writes: "As seen originally at newsforge: On Friday we reported the appearance of Microtel PCs with LindowsOS pre-installed at Walmart.com. Then, Walmart.com and Lindows were claiming that LindowsOS 'delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease of Windows and the ability to run most Microsoft programs.' Today, that last phrase has gone missing and there is no more talk of running any programs designed for Windows, let alone Microsoft products"

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  1. no, it hasn't by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Troll

    I justlooked at the Wal Mart page and the phrase in question was still there. Therefore this story is bollocks.

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  2. HTML by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Having HTML spill accidentally into comments is one thing, but into the story itself? I believe this is a new never-before-seen low on slashdot.

  3. sounds familiar by oyenstikker · · Score: 1, Troll

    Stability of Linux.
    Ease of Windows.
    Big software library, easy to get and they'll all install and work fine.
    Hey! They made a graphical installer and GUI apt front end for Debian!

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    1. Re:sounds familiar by oyenstikker · · Score: 1, Troll

      I will admit that installing Debian was much less trivial than Mandrake (hence 'added a graphical installer'). Once I got it running, I apt-get installed a bunch of stuff, and it was all automatically downloaded, installed, configured, entered into init.d and runlevels, and started. (I did have to run xf86config a few times, but Lindows could take care of that in the installer). Upgrading to newer versions was cake. Making new kernels on Debian is far easier than on anything else I've seen. Suse and Mandrake are more 'user friendly', but Debian is easier. Just because they're holding your hand, doesn't mean they know what they're doing.

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  4. Where is the free version of the LindowsOS Distro? by Picass0 · · Score: 2, Troll


    I cannot find a way to download the OS from the site without signing up for the $99 membership.

    They are selling GPL software, are they not compelled to have a free download available?