IDG: Lindows.com Adds Option to Software Store

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"Lindows.com Inc. now gives users of its Linux-based PC operating system the option to buy individual software programs from its download warehouse without having to pay an annual access fee, a company executive said Thursday.

"Previously, Lindows.com gave access to the approximately 1,700 programs in the warehouse only through an annual $99 fee. With the exception of about a dozen, the rest of the warehouse programs are free of charge. The membership fee gives users the right to download any of the programs in the warehouse--be they free or fee-based--and keep them for life at no additional cost. There are currently about $300-worth of fee-based programs in the warehouse, giving members savings of up to $200, said John Bromhead, Lindows.com's marketing vice president..."

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