08.12.08
Xandros Lied About Linspire
A couple of days ago, we wrote about the end of Linspire. Linux Journal has just pulled a quote which shows how Xandros lied (or later chose not to keep its promise, to put it more mildly).
…[E]verything coming out of Xandros HQ barely a month ago said Linspire would be sticking around. To quote Xandros PR: “Pending further planning, at this point both product lines will be maintained.” Apparently, Xandros has put planning into overdrive, because they’ve now decided that Linspire has seen it’s last hurrah, as going forward, Xandros will be the company’s distro-of-choice, and anything retained from Linspire will be merged in.
So much for credibility. Breaking a promise within just weeks. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
The Microsoft Disease (TMD) said,
August 13, 2008 at 12:35 am
“[E]verything coming out of Xandros HQ barely a month ago said Linspire would be sticking around.”
This story amuses me. Remember when Microsoft shoved its epenis into Corel and Corel Linux disappeared only to resurface as XandrOS and enter into a patent agreement with Microsoft? Before Corel Linux was shitcanned, we heard how Wine would continue with Corel involvement, how Corel Linux would continue, and fast forward to now and laugh.
Fuck Corel, Fuck Xandros, Fuck Microsoft. Same game, different name. Whenever anyone allies with Microsoft, it’s like they screwed an aids patient, there is no cure, you are damaged goods.
David Williams said,
October 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I strongly appreciate your imagination that everything is running out of option.And i am afraid about it’s continuity.
David Williams
Crystal Meth