However, once the familiarity wears off, it is then that the reality starts to creep in – heh, this is actually NOT Windows and, in some ways, appears to be LESS THAN Windows. I applaud Xandros for creating a product which is deceptively familiar to Windows and therefore should initially offer some comfort to Windows converts and require a gentle learning curve. In the end, users could be forgiven for thinking, “Have I actually downgraded by moving to this product? It seems to offer all the disadvantages of Windows with few advantages!”
Then they start discovering all the stuff that doesn’t work – the lack of total hardware support, the lack of drivers for that new all-in-one printer, the inability to run that “Thomas the Tank Engine” game for their kid, the inability to watch any Quicktime 7 trailers at, the inability to watch Windows Media files that are protected by DRM, the inability to play DVDs without first jumping through all kinds of hoops, the inability to … the list goes on. “But I thought I’d left all those ‘nasties’ behind when turning to Linux – you mean I still have to deal with all that crap here?” Then the new Xandros Security Suite starts nagging them to update their antivirus and do a scan, etc. When they first boot up the new Xandros 4.0, they are greeted with the requirement to “activate” their product, something Windows refugees are actually trying to get away from. Most Windows users are tempted to leave Windows because of the following reasons: (1) They are tired of viruses and spyware and malware and all the other “nasties” that they have to worry about, (2) They are tired of insulting Microsoft “activation” and “genuine advantage” schemes. The problem here is that typical Windows users will eventually perceive Xandros 4.0 as a step down. As their press release states: “Xandros, the leading provider of easy-to-use Linux alternatives to Windows desktop and server products.” This sets certain expectations. It’s obvious that Xandros is positioning their desktop as a “replacement” for Windows for those Windows users who are fed up with that product. Please show me where you get your numbers. Neither of them make the top 500 software company in the world, Novel is #22 – Linspire is not profitable heavily in debt and failed all there previous IPO at getting public. – Xandros is not profitable and heavily in debt – KDE ( they both use heavily KDE, but no one get to see there Developper there development and contribution ) – Gnome ( Neither Xandros nor Linspire cather to Gnome users ) “All told, companies like Xandros and Linspire probably have more customers than Novell has for their desktop.” They dont for Xandros and Linspire at all. Those are the company paying attention to SLED. Novell as partners that Both Linspire and Xandros can only dream of :
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