Xandros buys Linspire - What does it mean for Linux?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 12, 2008 5:31 AM EDT
IT Pro; By Richard Hillesley
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Xandros bought Linspire the other day, and nobody really noticed. Neither Xandros nor Linspire has won the hearts and minds of Linux users or developers. Both are sold as Linux for the Windows user. Both sell versions of GNU/Linux that are easy to install and use, and both have tried, with varying success, to break into the business and consumer desktop market that is currently owned by Microsoft.

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That is a good question... thenixedreport 1 1,427 Jul 12, 2008 8:40 PM
CNR not exactly what they say tracyanne 0 1,621 Jul 12, 2008 3:26 PM

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