Linspire tempts white-box vendors with CNR royalties
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This is an interesting approach for Linux vendor, Linspire. With any luck, they’ll have plenty of success with it.
Linspire Inc. launched a revamped partner program on September 14 that will pay system builders a percentage on all commercial Linux software and services purchased by users of either Linspire or Freespire pre-installed desktop and laptop computers using the company’s CNR (Click N’ Run) technology.
CNR was previously a fee-based service offered at annual subscription rates of $20 for basic access to new programs. In late August, Linspire made CNR a free service. Linspire’s Gold Service, which offers discounted prices on commercial software — such as the StarOffice 8 office suite and the Win4Lin Pro Windows/Linux virtual machine — is still $49.95…. Source: LinuxWatch