gosh, to upgrade i need to pay for the same price as the full version? did they mis-print it?

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For half the money you can get Debian-based Libranet with the latest and greatest AND a fantastic upgrade path (FREE!)

yeah, 99 bucks is a bit extreme for an outdated distro
i really cant believe the 99 bucks upgrade

$99.00 bucks... That's a rip... I bought my Suse for only $36.00 and If I had Broadband I could download it for free...

Sorry but that is not an alternative to Windoze... It's just a follower of the same tactics of Micro$oft, selling upgrades for $99.00....

doesnt sounds so far from a rip off does it? i think it's good vicky gave them 2 star only on pricing

xandros is okay, the first version wasnt very nice to be honest, they use the old xfree

As a Xandros user, I would like to point out that all the upgraded features are available for free to existing users via the Xandros Update utilitiy or the Xandros Network (front ends for apt-get)

So the cost is for a new user, just poorly named I guess.

Sauja

yeah, i think they should do someting about their store, it said "Upgrade"

I too thought the upgrade price was outrageous. So I sent them an e-mail about it. They sent me back a "discount coupon" worth $60 US so that the upgrade really cost only the $39 price. Which is reasonable if you are a newbie. If you know how to do it yourself I think you can download all the 1.1 goodies from their web site for free. (or from Debian mostly)

My experience is that they have been very "forthcoming" when I send e-mail to them. Their tech folks act like real human beings.

tony

yeah, support was nice, they respond when they could

Yeah the KDE 2 is not great but there's some things Xandros did really well.

* Xandros Networks (Mozilla package installer/manager combined with news and updates from the Xandros site - the update part looks like Windows Update) is quite nice though a bit slow - probably because built on an older Mozilla.
* Great printed manual.
* Very easy Crossover office installation (I tried this with Office 2k). Crossover runs Office almost as fast as under Windows. Impressive.
* Multiple user X login - good for family users sharing a computer
* Generally seemed well thought through, without many 'gotcha's.

They're working on a new release though I have no idea when it'll show up.

I don't think this is really comparable to Libranet. Libranet is Debian with a much better installer, an administration gui, a very helpful FAQ on their site, security updates for Sarge, and a number of useful customizations. Xandros is much more customized to integrate with a Windows LAN or to hand over to someone who's transitioning to Linux but needs Office and a Windows look/feel.

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yeah, i wish to see the 2.0 of xandros as soon as they are out, it said they will be using kde 3.x

As the article states, Xandros isn't for experienced Linux users; it's for Windows refugees and individuals and corporations who need a seamless transition to Linux without losing some of their favorite or necessary programs, such as Office of Photoshop. And it's a perfect choice for those people. KDE 2.2 is a little outdated, but the new version of Xandros, which will supposedly be ready for release in a few months, will have KDE 3.x. I'm sure it'll be an outstanding distro, but again, it's not aimed at experienced Linux users.

I think there's not only plenty of room for distros like this and Lindows; they're a perfect introduction for someone coming over from Windows who doesn't know any command line stuff or how to find dependencies, for example. I can certainly tell you some horror stories about trying to install various versions of Linux on my machine without any help 3 or 4 years ago. Our local Linux group was at that time only interested in Red Hat, and they couldn't/wouldn't offer me any assistance.

Xandros biggest problem, in my opinion, is that from a publicity standpoint, they almost seem to be doing the opposite of what Michael Robertson is doing. They seem to be hiding their product rather than actively promoting it. They probably have a limited budget. But how much can Lindows' "Michael's Minute" e-mail cost?

If you're happy with your current distro of Linux, Xandros isn't for you. But if you know anyone who is considering making the change to Linux but wants to keep Windows, and you can't sit down with them and hold their hand, this is the ideal distro to start with.