lin—s (lindash)
Lin—s (Lindash) Program Ensures Choice in Countries Where Microsoft is Attempting to Block Desktop Linux
Leading Desktop Linux Software Now Available on www.lin—s.com Website and from Participating Resellers in the Netherlands
SAN DIEGO February 17, 2004 –The “Lin—s” (Lindash) program was launched today to make the leading desktop Linux available in those countries where the Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Corporation has blocked availability. Lin—s makes the affordable and robust operating system available to Dutch citizens through the website at www.lin—s.com and from participating resellers.
“Dutch citizens deserve the same choices that are currently available to the citizens of more than one hundred countries around the world,” said Michael Robertson, chief executive officer of Lindows.com. “Lindash ensures that the Netherlands will have affordable, virus-free options instead of just expensive Microsoft software.”
Lin—s is a program that provides the leading desktop Linux operating system to the citizens of the Netherlands, who would otherwise be unable to attain the software. The www.lin—s.com website enables Dutch citizens to purchase the easy-to-use, powerful software online for instant digital download. The website also offers listings of resellers in the Netherlands who are offering the software in stores and pre-loaded onto powerful, affordable computer systems. Lin—s allows the consumers in the Netherlands to take advantage of the cost-savings of the software that has enabled builders in the United States to offer $199 PCs and $799 laptops.