Exclusive International Partnership With the EDGE Promises
New Choice and Great Value for Japan
SAN DIEGO and TOKYO, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindows.com, Inc. today firmed
their global position as they publicly announced their exclusive partnership
with the EDGE ( http://www.edge.jp ), a diverse public company
(Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4753), to sell LindowsOS in Japan for home, work and
educational uses.
Lindows.com will localize their operating system, LindowsOS, and portions
of their Click-N-Run Warehouse ( http://www.lindows.com/warehouse ) to serve EDGE
customers and their productivity needs. EDGE is currently one of the leading
Internet Solution Providers in Japan, steadfastly becoming one of the leading
Internet Solution Providers in the world.
"Partnerships such as this signify that LindowsOS is filling the
affordability and reliability void for computer users, not only domestically
but internationally," said Michael Robertson, chief executive officer of
Lindows.com, Inc.
"In spite of the current monopoly in the OS market, LindowsOS will provide
their robust, highly-reliable and extremely affordable operating system and
software products as an attractive choice to all computer users," said
president and chief executive officer Takafumi Horie, speaking from the main
office in Shibuya, Tokyo. "We believe that LindowsOS will be used widely as
the next-generation OS that incorporates technologies developed from the
users' point of view, such as the Click-N-Run technology which allows users to
download products with one click of their mouse."
LindowsOS sales are geared to penetrate small businesses, home users, non
profit and governmental organizations in order to offer choice and value to
Japanese customers. LindowsOS will also be sold in mass through a variety of
outlets throughout the nation of Japan. The LindowsOS/EDGE product launch is
scheduled to take place in the next 60 days in the city of Tokyo.
Companies interested in bringing LindowsOS to their country can contact
international@lindows.com . To stay up-to-date on all Lindows.com activities,
please visit http://www.lindows.com/mailings
About Lindows.com, Inc.
Lindows.com is a consumer company that brings choice and value to computer
users. Lindows.com, Inc. was started by Michael Robertson, founder and former
CEO of MP3.com. LindowsOS is a modern, affordable and easy-to-use operating
system that allows users access to hundreds of applications via the Click-N-
Run(TM) Warehouse. All applications in the Click-N-Run Warehouse
( http://www.lindows.com/warehouse ) are licensed on a lifetime, per-person or family
basis and can be downloaded, installed and run with just one-mouse click.
LindowsOS is available on LindowsOS Certified Computers ( http://www.lindows.com/pc )
from Lindows.com Builder partners see http://www.lindows.com/builder . LindowsOS can
be ordered on CD and/or downloaded at http://www.lindows.com/order . Lindows.com
also offers a safe computing environment for families and businesses, learn
more by visiting http://www.lindows.com/family .
About EDGE
EDGE Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, President; CEO; HORIE, Takafumi
Securities Code; 4753) which provides internet related system development,
management, and design of network contents as well as consulting. EDGE is
also known to being the developer and distributor of Eudora e-mail software.
For further information please contact: Cheryl Schwarzman, Public
Relations Director, Lindows.com, Inc., +1-858-587-6700 ext. 241,
fax +1-858-587-8095, pr@lindows.com
SOURCE Lindows.com, Inc.
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http://www.lindows.com
CONTACT:
Cheryl Schwarzman, Public Relations Director,
Lindows.com, Inc., +1-858-587-6700 ext. 241, fax +1-858-587-8095,
pr@lindows.com
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