Posted on 11/13/2007 11:19:21 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
ping!
CHeap sells. But OTOH it does expose a lot of people to linux.
$200 ? wow
Everex.. used to see that name on stuff way back when..
This has to be temporary. Can run a Word Processr, but not a game?
Wal-Mart's Little Linux PC That Could
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Ubuntu has gained a lot of attention for its capabilities as a desktop Linux distribution for the masses. But it probably took a Wal-Mart to get it attention for the right reason: an affordable OS that can do what people need it to do.
Even though Wired cited research that sneered at the "unsophisticated" Wal-Mart shopper buying the Everex machine because it's crammed inside a big case, Everex seems ready to keep those buyers using an OS not called Windows, by providing 24-hour tech support via a toll-free call.
That's an important piece of the puzzle. If Everex can keep buyers happy and returns out of the initial batch to a minimum, they can push another 10,000 out to shoppers. Maybe more. We have to wonder what the magic number will be that prompts some kind of response from Microsoft.
darn.. the power of capitalism.
With the gPC you can surf the web, send and receive email, work with word processor and spreadsheet documents, chat with friends, keep a blog updated, edit photos and pictures, even burn DVDs thanks to the built-in DVD burner. About the only thing that your average home user won’t be able to do with this PC is play games on it.
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I’ve never been a gamer,, the rest makes it sound like its worth checking out, next go-around..
Last year Wal-Mart and “MEGA-churches” were going destroy America and the world—did we miss something!?!?
It should be able to run games. It just won't run games written for Windows.
Thoughts?
I personally believe the majority of the people who buy them are going to pump them full of warez and put them in the family room for the kids.
My first computer was an Everex. I paid more than this system costs to upgrade the HDD from 20 to 30 MB.
Yes. I am a dinosaur.
Soon 9000 knuckle dragging mouth breathing slugs will return their PC’s to Walmart because they “don’t get that linus thang”
This is obviously a ploy by Microsoft to get everybody turned off of Linux when all these machines crap out at once!.........
...research indicates that Wal-Mart shoppers are so unsophisticated they equate physical size with capability.
So many jokes, so little time...
I’ve been running Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu for a few weeks now (and Feisty Fawn) before that and have NO complaints. The new compiz video interface is sweet, and I have never had a system crash. Oh, and it is totally free to download and takes about an hour to overwrite your Windows system.
FR is dinosaur-friendly : )
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