Although the names are similar in sound, it is very likely that Microsoft themselves are making it exceedingly plain that there is a big difference between the two companies products. Microsoft has given Lindows CEO Michael Robertson more press than he likely could have garnered upon his own. As a simple matter of choosing to fight the battle, Microsoft has clearly out Lindows into the spotlight.
Michael Robertson is successfully doing one thing quite well that is probably really angering Microsoft more than anything else. I would argue that his choice of running the Click N Run warehouse of applications for installation on a subscription basis is probably a real sticking point, because this has been a model that Microsoft has wanted to have for some time. Microsoft has traditionally and to this day continues to be, a shrink-wrap product producer.”
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