I signed up to become a Lindows Insider (now
Linspire) back in February 2004, after giving Lindows 4.5 Developer Edition a try and walking away very impressed about how far Lindows had come. I was very hesitant plugging down $99.00 for something you could do free with most other Distros which I thought was beta testing and voicing your opinion, but figured I had nothing to lose since they offered a 100% Money Back Guarantee on the program.
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by Michael_Valentine on Mon 4th Apr 2005 14:17 UTC
- the right to beta test a product (which will be buggy and use up your time)
Beta Testing is not for everyone!
- you are required to give feedback, therefore use *your* time again
Your not required, but why sign up and not provide feedback?
- Does this mean they don't listen to their other paying customers requests ? Are the people that pay the full price for CNR & Lindows ignored ?
Did I say that? You must stop reading into things. Linspire offers some of the best support available in Linux. Unless you used it you would not know!
- It seems to me like this is a complete rip-off, where Linspire gets ALL the advantages.
Again if that's how you feel don't sign up. It's not for everyone. Your entitled to your opinion and beliefs, but don't blow things out of proportion if you have no idea what your talking about. It's not about mine is better than yours, it's about what fits your needs. That's why we have choice in Linux. Do you have choice in Windows or Mac?
- the right to beta test a product (which will be buggy and use up your time)
Beta Testing is not for everyone!
- you are required to give feedback, therefore use *your* time again
Your not required, but why sign up and not provide feedback?
- Does this mean they don't listen to their other paying customers requests ? Are the people that pay the full price for CNR & Lindows ignored ?
Did I say that? You must stop reading into things. Linspire offers some of the best support available in Linux. Unless you used it you would not know!
- It seems to me like this is a complete rip-off, where Linspire gets ALL the advantages.
Again if that's how you feel don't sign up. It's not for everyone. Your entitled to your opinion and beliefs, but don't blow things out of proportion if you have no idea what your talking about. It's not about mine is better than yours, it's about what fits your needs. That's why we have choice in Linux. Do you have choice in Windows or Mac?