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Good review of Lindows withdrawn!!!! Please read.

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Mistshadow:
My husband isn't a nerd. He just wants to play a few games and occasionally look something up on the internet. When I mentioned to him how easy Lindows was to use, he said he might like to try it. So I started to do a little more research on their site before I installed it again (yeah, it didn't last long; I was trying out Mepis after 1 day). Lookie at what I found on their site:  

Can you believe this bullshit?! These are all programs that are normally free on any other Linux distro. And if you decide not to keep your membership, they disable the programs you downloaded from your computer. That's right - *they* disable software on *your* computer, software that's normally free for any non-Lindows user. Lindows is set up so that Lindows.com can control your computer - how else could they disable anything on your computer after the install?

Thanks, but no thanks, I'd rather have Windows XP. At least M$ is just spying on you.

So why the hell isn't this common knowledge? Is it somehow more forgiveable because they're battling M$? All the compaints I've read about Lindows are of the more mundane variety, it's too expensive, it's just junk and so on.

In short, the word needs to be spread. Now. I'm sure as hell going to! Please, guys, do the world a favor and help warn people. As far as I'm concerned they're worse than M$. Agree? Disagree?

[ January 29, 2004: Message edited by: Mistshadow ]

WMD:
the link just gives me a "log in" page.

I doubt they can get away with this one...  :eek:

Mistshadow:
Sorry about that. Apparently you have to register for an account with them (free) before you get to see that page. I'll get a screenshot and be back soon.

Anybody know a good, FREE image hosting service?

[ January 28, 2004: Message edited by: Mistshadow ]

Mistshadow:
Found one.

WMD:
^ dead link.

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