NewsFactor: A Look at Xandros

“It is the Holy Grail for Linux: a desktop OS that provides a
better Windows experience than Windows. Xandros may not have
reached that lofty goal yet, but it seems to be closer than any
distribution to date.

“Several other distros also are trying to emulate Windows to a
degree, most notably Lycoris and Lindows, but Xandros goes a bit
further. The Xandros OS supports Microsoft Office, Quicken, Lotus
Notes and some other Windows programs out-of-the-box, thanks to the
integration of CodeWeavers CrossOver into the operating
system…

“Fred Berenstein, co-chairman of Linux Global Partners and a
director at Xandros, told NewsFactor that the company did not
initially intend to buy Corel Linux. “Corel came to us in August
2000 about pairing up some of the applications our companies [were]
developing,” he said. Corel eventually decided to exit the Linux
market, and Xandros was founded in May 2001…”

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