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"It is hands down the
best beginning distro on the market. Period."
- Review from MadPenguin.org
Our servers have finally caught their breath from the launch of
Linspire Five-0 last week. Thousands of people downloaded Five-0 from
Linspire and thousands more used our P2P overflow, which delivered about
3 terabytes of data. If you wanted to wait for some of the lines to
subside before grabbing Five-0, now would be a great time to buy
it and download it!
Last week I mentioned that our new release was the first Linux for the
mainstream. This week I thought it would be interesting for you to hear
from other people about what they thought about Five-0. I asked actual
Linspire users to send us their comments along with screen shots of
what they thought made Linspire special. We have also included press reviews.
Outstanding new features in Linspire as voted on by users: (click
thumbnail to see larger screenshot)
MailMinder & Reminders - Most people organize their day
around email and these great new services lets you send email
reminders. With MailMinder you can select a message to be auto-resent
to you at a specific time in the future.
Lsongs - A terrific music manager with the first
integrated music store for Linux users. You can buy music and add it to
your computer with a single click. In addition a new "sync" features
makes it easy to keep your music library organized across all your
computers so you'll always have your music.
WiFi - Linspire works with many 802.11g wireless cards and has a spiffy
new control panel that makes it a snap to locate a wireless network and
switch profiles for home and for work.
"Plug and Play" - Digital cameras, hard disks, DVD drives, or just about
any USB drive can be plugged in and will appear on the desktop all with
great new icons!
VPN - Business
users can connect to remote computers or to the home office using VPN
which is now point and shoot easy!
Marble Blast Gold - A $20 bonus game comes with every copy of Linspire.
Virus Protection - Although Linux is immune to the plague which attacks
Microsoft Windows, better safe than sorry. Linspire users have
VirusSafe, an integrated Linux program they can install with one click.
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Internet Quotes from Linspire users:
"Five-0
makes using a computer fun again." - Jonathan
S., Oakdale, Tennessee
"You
really owe it to yourself and your computer to give Linspire 5.0 a
try... you just might be amazed at the
difference one little CD-ROM can make in your entire computer using
experience. My only remaining question is, isn't this how using a
computer *should* be?" - Mike G., Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
"I
was satisfied with Linspire 4.5. I am THRILLED with Linspire 5.0. It
is easier to use. Everything just feels right. It is beautiful to
look at. My kids are perfectly happy with Linspire and I never had to
teach them a thing about it. They caught on right away." - John
W., Chaffee, Missouri
"After
20 years in computing, I have never seen an Operating System so
stable, easy to use and attractive. Linspire 5.0 is a winner." - Dan
L., Bountville, Tennessee
"I've
tried Fedora Cores 2 and 3, Mandrake 9.2 - 10.1, Xandros 3.0 Deluxe,
Suse 9.1 and Mephis 3.3. on a swappable HD. But, I found myself
always plugging in my primary HD with Linspire 4.5 and now 5.0 the
most. Why? Because L 5 just works! Some folks love an OS that you
have to at times jump through hoops to get things in synch and
workable. I just want stuff to work, so I can be productive and have
fun. Yes, L 5 is simple and yet robust!" - John S., Tucson, Arizona
"Five-0
is dead sexy. It is the light at the end of the tunnel. Something
that actually does what I want it to do." - Gareth Loosle,
Salt Lake City, Utah
"When
you see your next blue screen of death, say to yourself "It
doesn't have to be this way." Then try Linspire 5 and you'll
never go back to being trapped inside windows and gates." - Guy
T., Alberta, Canada
"Linspire
5 is fast to install and use, beautiful to look at, virus free, and
well supported. I know many non-profit clients I have worked for who
would have liked this OS to have been around long ago. It is
affordable in many ways. Look at all the software that comes with it
using CNR. To me it is the most Bang-for-the-Bucks! And - it's going
to get better." - Rob M., Gainesville, Florida
"It's
so nice to be able to just turn on my computer and have it work like
I want it to." -
Deb., Connecticut, USA
"Five-0
has justly earned the title 'The World's Easiest Desktop Linux'. Just
click and run and have some fun! Make the change to Linspire Five-0
today and put the fun back into your computing!" - Bob L.,
Dorset, England
"I
no longer feel that I am learning how to use my OS, Linspire 5.0 gave
me a true sense of ownership over my computer. That ownership gives
me a freedom I didn't know I was missing. I shocked many of my
friends when I sold my Mac this afternoon and stopped saving for a
G5." - Patrick G., Bolingbrook, Illinois
"Linspire
5.0 comes with all the applications I need already installed: word
processing, spreadsheet, (all Office compatible), browser, email, and
a snappy desktop that's a snap to use and customize. Linspire 5.0
doesn't deliver a few things that I grew to expect from my last
operating system: a hefty price tag, virus of the week, pop-up spam,
spyware, and random crashes." - Peter van der Linden, Los Altos,
California
"I
believe I'm now sitting at the controls of a computer running the
world's most powerful OS." - Bryon P., Wisconsin
Press
Quotes:
From
MadPenguin.org:
"(...)This
has to be the easiest Linux distro I've
ever seen, including everything from installation right down to every
day use. Hands down this is the easiest... and that has value all in
itself doesn't it? The applications are organized well, appropriately
named, and I have to admit the developers chose an excellent
compliment all together.
They've spent a lot of time on the
overall look and feel of this release and it really shows. Everything
has a consistent feel across the board.
The
bottom line is this: If you know someone who either is interested in
trying Linux for the first time, or who might just be tired of the
spyware, viruses, popups, etc. then Linspire
is the best remedy I can recommend at this time. It is hands down the
best beginning distro on the market. Period." Read the full review
From
the The Danville (Ky.) Advocate Messenger:
"March
16, 2005, was a great day for desktop Linux because Linspire Five-0
made its official debut. Linspire has made great leaps in making
Linux an easy, comfortable and economical solution for the average
computer user." Read the full review
From
DistroWatch.com:
"Linspire
(formerly LindowsOS) is already a well-known name on the Linux
distribution scene, but the new version represents a substantial step
forward. Linspire 5.0 is a very pretty distribution with a clear
message that a substantial amount of work has gone into the product's
usability features." Read the full review
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