Linked by Phil Hall on Thu 5th Dec 2002 00:35 UTC
I'm a long-time Windows user, but for years I've been searching for an intelligent alternative. Macs are actually a great choice, but have you priced them lately? I don't have two grand to spend for another system. I had been reading all the hoopla surrounding Xandros Desktop for a number of months and decided to take the plunge. I had been burned two times previously trying to install other Linux distributions. Their tech support was non-existent. I'm essentially working in a vacuum. When something has gone wrong in the past, I've found that I was on my own. 
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But I'm writing this article for people like myself - Windows users who are sick of Microsoft and want something ----- else .... Right-clicking on the desktop and choosing properties gave me an error message and an invitation to report the bug
lol
Getting away from Microsoft doesn't sound so bad, butI don't know if I'd want this instead
Seriously though, I don't know why anyone hasn't chimed in yet to either personally diss the author or claim that he was 'using the wrong distro', but I suspect it'll happen sooner or later.
My thoughts echo his in that it's not ready yet, but getting closer. Well, actually .. if you were hellbent on using something besides Microsoft, couldn't afford a Mac, were willing to work through the initial headaches, and didn't need much more software than the stock programs that come installed with the OS and the 'click and run' interface, then Linux might be right up your alley. Unfortunately though, the characteristics I just described certainlly doesn't represent myself or anybody I know personally