| LindowsOS 'Sneak Preview 2' available for download |
Apr. 09, 2002
San Diego, CA -- (press release excerpt) -- Lindows.com, Inc. announced today the release of Sneak Preview 2 to "Insiders", a highly interested group of LindowsOS supporters. One of the new features showcased in LindowsOS Sneak Preview 2 is Click-N-Run, a powerful new tool that allows LindowsOS users to install software on their machines with one click.
LindowsOS users will be able to graphically browse a warehouse of software titles via the Warehouse tab on Lindows.com, or by launching Click-N-Run from their desktop. Once in the Warehouse, users can read descriptions of products, view screenshots, compare products and, in a single click, download and install the title of their choice. The Lindows.com staff has seeded the warehouse with a few programs to demonstrate the Click-N-Run technology. "Our hope is to have hundreds of great software titles for every conceivable need in our warehouse in the near future," said Lindows.com CEO Michael Robertson. Lindows.com is currently fine-tuning a publisher interface at publish.lindows.com where Insiders, and other interested users, will help identify and package the best software titles which will power Click-N-Run.
Other significant feature enhancements include the ability to view and print the major file formats without purchasing additional software -- including Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel files -- view www.lindows.com/filetypes for a complete list.
Lindows.com reports that improvements have not been made in the ability to run Microsoft Windows software titles and installing LindowsOS on more obscure hardware configurations. The company reports that marked improvements in those areas are scheduled for the next preview.
Lindows.com, Inc. states that Sneak Preview 2 is not a completed product and is best suited for those willing to provide input after the easy five-minute installation process on a spare machine. On a machine with Microsoft Windows 98, the LindowsOS install is even easier. After downloading the installer, users simply double-click and go. There's no need to even create a CD. And as long as the "Friendly-Install" is selected, users can switch between Microsoft Windows 98 and LindowsOS with a simple restart of their machine.
Sneak Previews are not fully completed products, yet they illustrate many unique features such as a "Friendly-Install," alongside an existing Microsoft Windows operating system, streamlined installations (which requires minimal computer knowledge), and the ability to run popular Windows-based programs. LindowsOS Version 1.0 will go on sale later this year for one-third of the cost of a comparable Microsoft offering.
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