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  Microsoft Scheme to Cost Consumers $54 Billion Dollars; Households Save Billions on Their Computing Needs with Lindows.com "Family License"
Time: 10:33 EST/15:33 GMT | News Source: Press Release | Posted By: Byron Hinson

Lindows.com, Inc., today announced a licensing move that brings financial relief to any family with a computing need. The Family License offers uninhibited access to Lindows.com's modern, stable, easy-to-use Operating System for every computer that a family owns for just $99. The Family License allows users to run the LindowsOS Operating System on every computer in the family breaking up the current Microsoft pricing racket and removing the need for activation codes. ``Can you imagine visiting a record store to buy a new CD, and the cashier informs you that you'll need to buy three copies of the same recording,'' asked Michael Robertson, Chief Executive Officer of Lindows.com, Inc. ``It would be preposterous for them to suggest you'd need to buy one copy to listen to in your car, one copy for your home, and a third copy for your portable CD player. There are lots of parallels between music and software. Many consumers have told us that they are fed up, and will never purchase products that require activation codes. With LindowsOS, consumers are given a choice and they are choosing to speak with their pocket books. Today's consumer is fighting back with their hard earned money by choosing to purchase LindowsOS.''

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#1 By 20 (24.243.51.87) at 4/30/2002 10:42:01 AM
In other news: "Households to lose billions with Lindows.com because of frequent crashes, security compromises and hacks, and lack of application compatibility"

#2 By 4379 (66.54.164.122) at 4/30/2002 12:04:36 PM
All this Lindows stuff aside I think MS should give you at least 2 activations with XP home. Give something back to the people that made you rich.

#3 By 1896 (208.61.156.110) at 4/30/2002 12:49:41 PM
I am seriously disappointed with ActiveWin.com; as #6 correctly stated these are not "news" this is a "Company advertisement" starting from the misleading title "MS scheme" all the way till the end. Not only but following the link to the article brings you to a Yahoo page that while still categorize this article as a "Press release" at least add that the source is Lindows.com, Inc.; keep reading you will find out that the$54 Billions $ figures is obtained considering not only the cost of a MS OS but also $300 for MS Office????
Following is the complete formula as posted by Yahoo:


"*Note: The $54 billion total is calculated as follows:

600 million(1) x 45%(1) x ($100(2) + $300(3))/2(4) = 54 billion dollars



1. According to the Computer Industry Almanac, 600 million PCs will
ship in the next six years with 45% of computers used worldwide
being for personal use in homes.

2. Most computer manufacturers pay Microsoft around $100 per copy for
Windows XP the privilege of bundling Microsoft Windows

3. Assume cost of Microsoft Office Suite is $300

4. Assumes 2- computer household "


Another thing I noted is that they mention that in order to run Office both on your desktop and laptop you need to buy two copies of the program and this is not true: I bought "Office XP upgrade Special edition" and the license clearly state that I have the right to install it on one desktop and one laptop. It seems to remeber that this double install license does not apply to OEM installed versions but I have not heard of changes in the license for retail copies.
Furthermore I am not a lawyer and therefore I am not stating that saying "MS scheme" or "breaking up the current Microsoft pricing racket" is illegal but if someone would use these words about my company I will surely have our lawyers looking at them. FurFinally I was never charged by MS or other companies to beta test their products as Lindows is doing. Btw is this product available as a beta already? Anybody tested it?

#4 By 2960 (156.80.64.135) at 4/30/2002 1:24:22 PM
"Can you imagine visiting a record store to buy a new CD, and the cashier informs you that you'll need to buy three copies of the same recording"

He may have been trying to be funny, but this is PRECISELY what Hilary Rosen and the RIAA are out to make happen.

TL

#5 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 4/30/2002 3:13:24 PM
The GPL allows you to sell the software ONCE, but from then on the buyer can redistribute it freely. Hmm, maybe I should buy a copy of Lindows and give out copies. I don't have enough bandwidth on my website to do that, but I could burn CD's for my friends.

Anybody interested?

#6 By 1896 (208.61.156.110) at 4/30/2002 5:14:17 PM
#20 because they are posted as "Microsoft Press release" . Btw if yoy read correctly the article itself is at least misleading.

#7 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 5/1/2002 2:34:43 AM
ekapshi - But if you want to listen to the CD in the car, your wife in the house, and your daughter at school... you need 3 copies.

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