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Lindows 4.5.x

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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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  • dungeonseekerdungeonseeker
    "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.
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