As the old saying goes...
If Mohammed won't come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed. Let's face some facts:
Most Linux companies are living on the financial edge. Others have closed their doors entirely.
Software companies have been very reluctant to take the financial risk and port to Linux.
Outside of the server market, Linux has very limited success with the casual point and click user who, like it or not, are the vast majority of computer users.
Microsoft is tightening the reigns, and the Registration Gestapo is gearing up. It won't be long before EVERY Windows OS flavor is subjected to the XP registration scheme - and price.
Lindows makes sense. If Linux ever wants to emerge as a viable alternative to Windows, and Linux companies want to survive, then the Linux community is going to have to swallow a bit of its polarizing pride and make some concessions.
Maybe one day software makers will all port to Linux, but for now, there is a huge need for an intermediary OS to span the gap and make it easier for the end user to accept Linux as a viable alternative and grow into it slowly.
I believe Linux is the best and most promising alternative to the Microsoft monopoly, its high prices, restrictive licensing and buggy products we have ever seen.
Lindows is a good, common sense move. It seeks to wean people off of Windows, and move them into the Linux Camp, but instead of stripping them of their tools, it allows them to bring them along. If the software companies and end user won't come to Linux, Linux needs to come to them.
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As the old saying goes... If Mohammed won't come to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Mohammed. Let's face some facts: Most Linux companies are living on the financial edge. Others have closed their doors entirely. Software companies have been very reluctant to take the financial risk and port to Linux. Outside of the server market, Linux has very limited success with the casual point and click user who, like it or not, are the vast majority of computer users. Microsoft is tightening the reigns, and the Registration Gestapo is gearing up. It won't be long before EVERY Windows OS flavor is subjected to the XP registration scheme - and price. Lindows makes sense. If Linux ever wants to emerge as a viable alternative to Windows, and Linux companies want to survive, then the Linux community is going to have to swallow a bit of its polarizing pride and make some concessions. Maybe one day software makers will all port to Linux, but for now, there is a huge need for an intermediary OS to span the gap and make it easier for the end user to accept Linux as a viable alternative and grow into it slowly. I believe Linux is the best and most promising alternative to the Microsoft monopoly, its high prices, restrictive licensing and buggy products we have ever seen. Lindows is a good, common sense move. It seeks to wean people off of Windows, and move them into the Linux Camp, but instead of stripping them of their tools, it allows them to bring them along. If the software companies and end user won't come to Linux, Linux needs to come to them.