Linspire 5.0 Is the Best OS Out there! No Vista for me!

Right from the download to the install this OS did everything right! I too have tried diffrent OS's BeOS, Linux Mandrake, Linux Suse Pro 9.3, Linux Red Hat, OS-2, Windows 95,98,ME, & Dos, take your pick! I have found this Linux Linspire to be the best of them all! Its the first version of Linux to see all of my hardware during setup. It's fast And yes it is simple to use! That's the idea behind this version of Linux, is to make it easy for windows user's to move over to Linux. I am sure a lot of Linux power user's would disagree about it being the best, but not everyone wants to play around with the operating system it self. But would rather get some work done, and on a stable system. And as for cost, yes you do pay a litte more with Linspire, for some software than other versions of Luinux, but it's still vastly cheeper than MS Windows software and you still can get free software. If you need a stable version of Linux and you're feedup with Windows and all its crashes, then Linspire is the OS for you!

Great distro for AOL types

This is probably one of the worst distros available based on the Linux OS kernel. Many of the features, icons, etc. are very 'kid-like' and over-simplified. Not to mention that this distribution has some major issues with graphic drivers. After installation of this software, there is persistent emphasis to join the 'Click-N-Run' community, which is full of a lot of applications which are largely useless. Most of the productive software apps available for Linux are available totally for free on the internet. If you're nothing more than a glorified AOL user, and want something overly simplistic and kid-like, than Linspire might be a great choice. Maybe it's just me but I have a tough time with a company which claims that their software is a perfect alternative to Windows, but absolutely does not support any 'dual-boot' scenarios. Many users of Linux are forced to use both, due to some software which has no Linux functionality whatsoever. Pitching a product as a great alternative and then offering no support is a contradiction. For a more serious user, try SuSE 10.0. It's installation is very well done, their dual-boot works very well, and the documentation provided is excellent. You do not need to buy this product which gives you almost zero support and NO documentation. What exactly are you paying for anyway with Linspire?

not the best version of Linux

Linspire 5.0 is a moderately decent OS. There are some problems with sound that needs to be fixed (mainly when you use Lsongs) It seems a lot of people have had these issues. It is easy to install and CNR makes it easy to find applications. I suggest trying Suse 10.0. It has fewer bugs, just a little more time consuming to install to hard drive. you can buy the retail version with manual and tech support for new users, or download it for free at opensuse.org. I would rank Suse 10.0 over Linspire or Windows