Lindows 4.5.x

edited November 2023 in Product Comments
imageLindows 4.5.x

Lindows, later Linspire, was an attempt similar to Corel Linux to put desktop Linux in the hands of the consumer. With a customized KDE 3.x desktop, custom applications borderline cloning the Apple iLife suite, and a primitive "app store," it was intended to be easy to use and fully functional out of the box.

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  • "For legal reasons, the product was renamed from "Lindows" to "Linspire" during the 4.5 version. "

    It wasn't really a legal issue, more of a $£$£ issue, MS sued them for trademark infringement then when they lost in court they offered $20M for the Lindows name.
  • edited July 28
    I'm honestly a little amazed they managed to last as long as they did with a name like that.
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