Review: LindowsOS 4.5
By Anne Chen | Posted 2004-01-19

Lindows.com's LindowsOS update boasts a painless installation process and a slick desktop that will appeal to newbies.
As Linux fans converge on New York for LinuxWorld this week, it's easy to see that the Linux faithful have much to be excited about.Although the open-source operating system has flourished on enterprise servers during the last few years, the desktop market has failed to really mount a serious attack on Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Windows franchiseuntil now. The recent releases of two desktop operating systemsXandros Inc.'s Xandros Desktop OS 2.0 and Lindows.com Inc.'s LindowsOS 4.5show just how far Linux has come on the desktop.
Although the open-source operating system has flourished on enterprise servers during the last few years, the desktop market has failed to really mount a serious attack on Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Windows franchiseuntil now. The recent releases of two desktop operating systemsXandros Inc.'s Xandros Desktop OS 2.0 and Lindows.com Inc.'s LindowsOS 4.5show just how far Linux has come on the desktop.
In terms of cost, features and ease of use, eWEEK Labs found Xandros Desktop OS 2.0 and LindowsOS 4.5 to be worthy contenders as Windows desktop replacements for those organizations looking to loosen Microsoft's grip on their computing environments.
Although Xandros Desktop OS 2.0 edged LindowsOS 4.5 in our tests, we believe both desktop Linux systems are worthy of serious consideration for those unfamiliar with Linux.
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