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By Dinesh C. Sharma
Posted on ZDNet News: Dec 11, 2003 5:30:00 PM

United Online on Thursday announced that its dial-up Internet services will now be compatible with Linux.

The company said it supports Linux-based LindowsOS for its NetZero and Juno brands of dial-up services. With this, NetZero Platinum and Juno Platinum services of United Online are available for PC, Mac and Linux operating systems.

However, the company, based in Westlake Village, Calif., said its other service plans, such as NetZero HiSpeed and Juno SpeedBand, are not currently available for LindowsOS.

The Lindows ISP software comes preloaded on LindowsOS version 4.5, which is available at retail stores. It can also be downloaded from NetZero and Juno Web sites.

Internet service providers MSN, America Online and EarthLink do not support LindowsOS on their dial-up Internet services.


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"By offering LindowsOS-based dial-up Internet access, the NetZero and Juno brands now appeal to a new audience of computer users who are looking for a value-priced option to access the Internet," Brian Woods, chief marketing officer of United Online, said in a statement.

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MSN and VHS tapes forever
MSN was just a little thorn in IBM's side in the beginning and Betamax was better then VHS, marketing pushed both MSN and VHS to the top ...VHS is almost gone now. Lindows is a great OS and just a small little thorn to MSN, right now.... (Read the rest)
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Oh please!!  fastech@... | 12/11/03
Really?  Michael Kelly | 12/11/03
I've never heard of it  voska | 12/11/03
Even worse  Arrg | 12/11/03
AOL Client  Eggs Ackley_z | 12/11/03
Not sure why AOL doesn't support Lindows.  DonnieBoy | 12/12/03
Who's using Dial Up now a days anyways  voska | 12/11/03
Me, for one...  John Le'Brecage | 12/11/03
My DSL account comes with Dial Up  voska | 12/11/03
me two  vandamme | 12/12/03
Furthermore  vandamme | 12/12/03
If Could do that I would  voska | 12/12/03
$5 dialup  vandamme | 12/12/03
Great. Both of the people who use Lindows can use the service!  marksashton | 12/11/03
Microsoft are terrified of Lindows  jellyclock | 12/12/03
The only threat Lindows presents to MS is...  marksashton | 12/12/03
Lindows works great, and it is not an MS copy, you like virus problems??  DonnieBoy | 12/12/03
You are wrong  voska | 12/12/03
MSN and VHS tapes forever  prrawlins | 01/11/04
Some links  jellyclock | 12/12/03
who uses Lindows, anyway?  Lunpa | 12/12/03
What is your problem, dude?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/12/03
Joke?  prrawlins | 01/11/04

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