12 November 2009

Affordy’s Titan LEV (Linux Extended Version)

>> Affordy’s Titan LEV (Linux Extended Version) looks and feels a lot like Windows XP, runs Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and many other Windows programs you’re familiar with, and can even run MS Office – but it’s not Windows. It’s a souped-up version of Ubuntu Linux, built specifically to make Linux palatable for Windows users.

Interesting. Linux on the desktop has somehow never managed to gain traction on the user’s desktop (or laptop/netbook). Perhaps Affordy’s Titan LEV (Linux Extended Version) can finally make that breakthrough? It will need to take ground quickly, though, to pre-empt Google’s planned Chrome O/S.

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"Affordy’s Titan LEV (Linux Extended Version) looks and feels a lot like Windows XP, runs Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and many other Windows programs you’re familiar with, and can even run MS Office – but it’s not Windows. It’s a souped-up version of Ubuntu Linux, built specifically to make Linux palatable for Windows users. The difference between “real” XP and Affordy XP is that the Affordy people will be maintaining their OS, issuing upgrades and integrating programs into the OS, making it a “living thing,” unlike the case with Microsoft’s now-defunct OS."
- The Afford(y)able Windows Operating System | israeltech blog (view on Google Sidewiki)

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