technologySeptember 18, 2002

Breaking the Monopoly of the Mind

A day doesn't go by that I don't have someone say to me, 'I'd love to leave Microsoft behind, but I'm locked in.' Like an elephant trained since youth to believe it can't break free from a post, the user is experiencing Microsoft's monopoly of the mind.

Lindows.com's three-prong attack: 1) Spotlight great Linux programs and make them easy to find, install and run via Click-N-Run. 2) Get key Microsoft Windows 'bridge' programs like Office 2000, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to run under Linux. 3) Get software manufacturers to port their popular Windows products to Linux.

I believe 2003 will be the year Linux starts to bring desktop users the same value it's brought to servers. I invite you to the first annual Desktop Linux Summit, Feb. 20-21, 2003, in San Diego. Walmart.com just announced the first $199 LindowsOS computer.

Michael Robertson, Lindows.com

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