Linked by Michael Valentine on Mon 4th Apr 2005 11:50 UTC
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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Thanks for the "inside" look to Linspire's Insiders program.
As President of Linspire, I'd like to add one thing...
The main reason we charge for our Insider's program (we have around 15,000 Insiders), is that we don't want just anyone being an Insider. We want those who will really get involved and be part of our team. We actually give lots of perks, discounts, free services, etc. to our Insiders, which more than makes up for the cost, but we WANT a small barrier to entry for our Insiders program to keep it exclusive to those who really want to join us and help.
As for the rate of new products, services and announcements, if you visit http://www.linspire.com/lindows_news_pressreleases_archives.php you'll see Linspire moves quickly and does more announcements than just about any Linux company. Our Insiders are involved in many of these activities.
We're thrilled with our dedicated Insiders. As pointed out, we have a money back guarantee on everything we sell, so it's not like we're forcing people to participate in this program. We find it to be a true win/win arrangement.
Linspire wouldn't be the company it is, nor have nearly as good of products, if it were not for our dedicated Insiders.
Kevin Carmony
President, Linspire, Inc.