[upchuck]

Lindows

Mr. Valentine didn't mention this in his memo. Maybe he doesn't know about it. But if Lindows can be made into a viable product, MSFT may be in big trouble.

What is Lindows? Simply, Linux with a Windows GUI and API.

Here are some links:

Lindows home page
An article from Internet News
An article from ZDNET
And, finally, an article from the Clinton News Network

FWIW, I've been saying for several years that MSFT should dump all their OS code and use Unix/Linux as their OS and concentrate on the API and GUI. This, apparently, is what Lindows is all about.

[Redcloak]

Pity there isn't more info on their website. It looks like it isn't much more than vaporware at the moment. There are already ways to get Windows itself to run under Linux. Win4Lin comes to mind. However, if Lindows can turn out a product for the projected price, they'd certainly be more attractive. (And the Spring '02 timeframe works for me!)

[dennisw]

Here's hoping lindows puts a big gaping hole below the waterline of the bad ship Micro$oft. An OS that will run apps tooled for windows will give the Micro-baddies a permanent conniption fit!

[HiTech RedNeck]

How does a Windows-mimicker like Lindows get around the Microsoft patent problems it is bound to have? Unless Microsoft gets government pressured into doing this, Lindows is going to be a patent lifetime behind Windows.