[nflug] Linux PC Hits Shelves At Wal-Mart For $199

[eric at bootz.us]

Boy I hope they sell, I would love to start a Biz as a PC linux tech


Quoting matt donovan <kitche at kitchetech.com>:

> This is not the first linux-based pc that has been sold at a major retailer
> but it is close to being the first since hte first came out a day before
> this one did.
>
> On 11/3/07, ron browning <ron_browning14223 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Linux PC Hits Shelves At Wal-Mart For $199
>>  The gPC comes preloaded with the gOS operating system -- a Linux variant
>> -- and a 1.5-GHz processor manufactured by Intel clone maker Via
>> Technologies.
>>  By *Paul McDougall* <paulmcd at cmp.com>
>>  InformationWeek
>> <http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=ILCLSJWZTOF10QSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN>
>>  November 1, 2007 03:51 PM
>>  It probably won't run Crysis or other state-of-the-art games, but a
>> Linux-based PC that Wal-Mart began offering this week for $199 should get
>> the job done for e-mail, Web browsing, and other everyday computing  
>>  tasks. The
>> Everex TC2502 Green gPC is one of the first Linux-based desktop machines to
>> be offered for sale by a major retailer. As such, it could become a
>> barometer of open   
>> source<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202801241#>software's potential for success in the consumer   
>> market.
>> The gPC comes preloaded with the gOS operating system -- a Linux variant
>> -- and a 1.5-GHz processor manufactured by Intel (NSDQ:   
>> INTC<http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUOTE&Ticker=INTC>)
>> clone maker Via Technologies. The rest of the specs include an 80-Gbyte hard
>> drive and 512 Mbytes of DDR 2 memory.
>> There's no monitor included, but buyers get stereo speakers and a
>> DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive.
>> As for software, the gPC comes with the free OpenOffice.org   
>> 2.2productivity suite. The suite, which includes word processing,   
>> spreadsheet,
>> and presentation applications, recently won backing from   
>> IBM<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201807146>.
>>
>> Everex is a Taiwanese-based PC maker that's looking to carve a niche for
>> itself in the computer industry's economy section. A version of Everex's gPC
>> that runs the basic edition of
>> <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202801241#>Microsoft
>> (NSDQ:   
>> MSFT<http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUOTE&Ticker=MSFT>)'s
>> Windows Vista is on sale at Wal-Mart for $298.
>> The retailer is making the gPC available at selected stores and through
>> its Web site.
>> The price difference between the Linux and Windows version of the computer
>> reflects what some in the tech industry derisively call "the Microsoft tax"
>> -- a Windows licensing fee that PC makers must pay to the Redmond, Wash.,
>> software maker for each computer sold.
>> It's unlikely that Linux-based PCs will displace Windows-powered computers
>> anytime soon. For one thing, there's only a limited number of applications
>> that will run on Linux.
>> Linux advocates argue, however, that until they become more mainstream,
>> open source systems could f
>>
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