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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I want to thank all of you who took the time to read and respond to my review of Xandros Desktop. There were some intelligent, interesting and helpful comments,and I did learn some things. It did seem that a few respondents didn't read the article in the spirit it was written: A Windows user who wants to change and actually jumped in. I realize that not everyone who tries Xandros will have the exact same experience I did, but that's true about almost anything (think Windows). Some respondents seemed to think I was trashing Xandros; on the contrary, I feel it is certainly one of the best, if not THE best distribution out there for Windows refugees.
I did express my frustration with the CD burner. If you're used to Nero or Adaptec, X-CD-Roast is pretty primitive. I did burn one CD with it, but it was such a hassle that now I just boot back into Windows for burning. It's not that it doesn't work, but the average Windows user just isn't going to be able to figure it out without help.
Some writers didn't seem to think the lack of a firewall was such a big deal. I do. Someone commented that I didn't like the fact that Xandros didn't load all of my Office applications, even though I clearly selected them. Well, it didn't. If it installed them for you, great. I just related my experience. I did make a point of commenting on OpenOffice, which I think is a great addition, since not everyone has MS Office.
So I'll stand by my original review; top to bottom. And I still say that if you're thinking about expanding your computing experience from Windows to include Linux, Xandros is probably the best place to start. I have no beef with Lindows or Lycoris; in fact, I wish them well. I just feel that, right now, Xandros Desktop is the best value.