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IT Pro: "The latest release of the Xandros Linux desktop edition was in June 2006, which is several lifetimes in the history of Linux. Is this the end of the line for the Xandros desktop?"
Tux Tweaks: "Presto is intended to be a complement to Microsoft Windows rather than a replacement. What makes Presto a bit of an oddball in the Linux world is than it can only be installed in Windows XP or Vista."
The Register: "What Xandros has figured out, after years of trying to fight Windows on the desktop, is that you have to win with Linux on other platforms and bury it deep behind an application layer to insulate people from Linux. As it has done well (but not brilliantly) with the Asus Eee PC."
Techworld: "Windows - even a new install of XP - can still be slow to boot, which is a shame if all you want to do is fire up a web browser. Presto answers that call, turning the system into a dual-boot machine that can fire up basic apps in seconds. It works. Is especially suited to use on laptops."
Another day in development...: "Yesterday I finally received my ASUS Eee PC 901 pre-installed with Xandros Linux. Note that Xandros is a Debian-based distribution. I was really excited to start playing with this new toy. Almost from the beginning I was experiencing problems and after doing some Internet searching, I realized I was not the only one. All problems though were related to the operating system and not the hardware."
TechNewsWorld: "Xandros, which bought Linspire in July, won't release a new commercial version of the Linspire Linux distribution. Furthermore, Freespire, the free version of Linspire, will be based on the Debian code base rather than Ubuntu, as it has been in the past."
ITPro: "Xandros has bought Linspire with a renewed aim of establishing Linux on the desktop, but neither has made the impact that might have been hoped for..."
Socialized Software: "Today Linux desktop manufacturer Xandros acquired Linspire for an undisclosed amount..."
2muchcoffeeman writes "Former Linspire president and CEO Kevin Carmony — whose relationship with his former employer has turned acrimonious, to say the least — reported on his blog that Xandros and Linspire signed an agreement in principle to buy Linspire June 19. Carmody includes a scan of the memo to Linspire shareholders announcing the deal, which requires the former Linspire company to change its name. According to the memo, the stockholders voted to change the company's name to Digital Cornerstone, Inc. Despite the wording of the Linspire memo to stockholders, this deal apparently came as a surprise to Carmony and other stockholders. Some here may remember that both Xandros and Linspire signed patent protection deals with Microsoft in 2007, and that eWeek named Carmony one of the 100 most influential people in IT in 2006."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Practical Technology: "In an announcement that was sent out today, June 30, to Linspire stockholders, CEO Larry Kettler wrote that the stockholders had decided to sell all of Linspire’s assets. This deal specifically includes Linspire, Freespire, and the company’s distribution agnostic CNR (Click ‘N Run) desktop installation platform. This move is not being greeted with enthusiasm by all of Linspire stockholders’."
DesktopLinux: "What's the best desktop Linux? For me, it's SimplyMEPIS 6.5, soon to be replaced by 7.0. But this is both a dumb question and a dumb answer. The real question is: What's the best desktop operating system for you...?"
LinuxInsider: "Linux platform provider Xandros has taken one step further in a collaboration agreement with Microsoft that it signed in June over how the two firms will handle intellectual property on Linux interoperability projects..."
Microsoft licenses Exchange protocols to Linux distributor Xandros for use in Scalix mail server.
ZDNet: "Given the voluminous number of Linux distributions, Xandros's ambition is lofty--but not insurmountable..."
DesktopLinux: "It appears to be on schedule, and when it arrives in customers' hands in late August or early September it will be running a variation of Xandros Desktop Linux..."
Linux-Watch: "The companies claim that this extended Xandros-NoMachine alliance provides enhanced capabilities for secure and rapid access to graphical applications, running on any operating system across any network connection..."
DesktopLinux: "Xandros CEO Andy Typaldos told DesktopLinux.com that his Ottawa-based Linux desktop and server company has acquired privately owned open-source e-mail and calendaring provider Scalix under terms that were undisclosed..."
Raiden's Realm: "But that's not to say that Xandros can't still be a good distribution, even if it breaks with the traditions that made Linux what it is today..."
Linux-Watch: "While the FSF (Free Software Foundation) has tried to block such patent deals with the latest version of the GPLv3, Microsoft and Xandros didn't let that legal objective stop them..."
iTWire: "A few days ago, I became aware of a fact I'd never known before: the chief executive officer of Xandros Corporation is named Andreas Typaldos..."
Xandros gets a sweet deal from Microsoft by implying that there's Microsoft intellectual property hiding in Linux.
Redmond has signed a set of broad collaboration agreements with Linux provider Xandros that include an intellectual property assurance.
InformationWeek: "Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos said his company's technical and marketing agreement with Microsoft will help increase Linux adoption rates because users will have access to improved technology and won't have to fear lawsuits from Redmond."