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What are some of the ways Linspire and Freespire will be different from Ubuntu?

April 26, 2017different Freespire Linspire ubuntu

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What are some of the ways Linspire and Freespire will be different from Ubuntu?

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Here are just a few of the key differences: • Linspire and Freespire are designed exclusively for desktop use. (Ubuntu is also designed to work for servers.) • Linspire and Freespire designed their user interface to feel comfortable for users familiar with or migrating from Microsoft Windows. • Linspire and Freespire include proprietary codecs, drivers and applications for out-of-the-box hardware and multimedia support. • Linspire and Freespire are targeted at non-technical users and accordingly take ease of use to an extreme. • Linspire and Freespire fully incorporate CNR throughout. (Ubuntu will be incorporating aspects of CNR technology in the future.) • Linspire is designed to be pre-installed on PCs, with OEMs in mind, and includes a revenue sharing OEM program. • Linspire and Freespire are KDE based (rather than GNOME).