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technologyDecember 1, 2003

Wife Tested, Mother Approved

LindowsOS 4.0 has been available for about a week and I wanted to share what other people have been saying.

ExtremeTech gave it a 9 out of 10, writing: 'It stands as a good example of what's really possible for Linux on the desktop. We recommend Lindows for users that want an easy-to-use desktop OS comfortable for anyone to use — even complete newbies to Linux.' The reviewer sat his mom in front of the computer with no help and reports it 'passed the mom test.'

User feedback has been equally positive: 'FLAWLESSLY on two different machines.' 'I've been involved with computers since the mid 70s... LindowsOS has gone light years in a year and a half!' Our attorney's computer-phobic wife on bed rest took a LindowsOS laptop and began using it immediately, downloading apps with Click-N-Run and writing articles for Parenting Magazine.

--MR

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