Linked by Robert Trembath on Sat 30th Aug 2003 11:41 UTC
As a system administrator, I have used Windows on the desktop since 2.0 and used to run Windows XP at home for my family. I use Linux and Windows servers at work and prefer (Red Hat) Linux for its security, stability and usefulness in a company with a diminishing IT budget. More than a year ago I started experimenting with Linux as a desktop solution and after installing and using more than 7 different distros along with many various versions of those distros, I found a distro that is doing everything its suppose to do, right out of the box. I'm talking about the pleasantly suprising Lindows 4.0.
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It's not really fair to compare paying $50 a year for Click-N-Run and then assume you'll never want to update your XP computer's software for the next four years.
Here is how Click-N-Run Works:
1. Buy LindowsOS for $50, or better yet, buy a LindowsOS computer and you get LindowsOS for free. Unlike XP, we actually do mean free, because the builder didn't have to pay $100 to install it so they don't pass the cost on to you. (See http://lindows.com/builder for details.)
2. Pay $50 for a year of Click-N-Run. Install as much software as you like during the year.
3. At the end of the year, you STILL can use Click-N-Run to install any of the programs you own. You see, any programs you install with CNR get added to your My.Lindows account FOR LIFE and you always have access to them, even if you're not a CNR member.
4. The only reason you'd pay $50 the next year is if there are NEW programs available, or if you want to keep ALL your software updated with just one click.
Comparing $50 a year for CNR to 4 years of XP, is like comparing a guy who pays $20 for a hair cut every month to someone who goes a year on one hair cut. =) If you think you'll never pay to upgrade MS Windows or any of the software you're running on it for four years, then the same would hold true for LindowsOS and the software you've installed during the first year.
Kevin Carmony
President, Lindows.com