• Linux

This is not the answer for me!

I purchased this product and I'm disappointed.^M

NOT worth the money!!!

While it's true that Xandros -can- make migration of existing Win-doze apps easier, it's also true that installation is iffy, tech support was worthless when it came to real problems (I'm still unable to install it on my Dell 8500 laptop, though tech support "is working with me" on it), and the main reason many people migrate--the Code Weavers Crossover Office--doesn't play with Microsoft Money. I was able to install it on my wife's Dell laptop, but couldn't get any of the three brands of PCMCIA wireless cards we have (D-Link, Dell, and Netgear) to work with it. On the other hand, Ubuntu/Kubuntu installed and connected wireless and wired without further tweaking. They offer a decent installation "universe" for additional free Linux programs, including painless installation. Freespire Linux offers most Windows proprietary multimedia formats in free products, and has a great installation tool in their Linspire CNR product that comes free (at least for the first 30 days, I think, with the free Freespire). Both of these distros installed easily on my Dell 8500, and Freespire took a fairly painless tweak to get the internal wireless Broadcom chipset to work from a tutorial available in the Community Forum. I am NOT a Linux power-user.^M