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[PAR35]

They ought to bundle it with Open Office and the full Mozilla Suite. That would meet the needs of a large percentage of users. It would just leave out hard core gamers and folks with highly specialized needs.

[softwarecreator]

They should devote more space, if the demand is there.  It's simply smart business.  Products can't compete if they are not given the opportunity.  The last time I bought a PC from a chain store, they had maybe one or two that ran Linux and the rest were MS & Macs, with about 90% of that dominated by MS.  It's really the one way that the popularity of Linux can be determined ... in sales of PCs being run by them.

If however, they fail to sell, it will put to rest the fantasy that Linux will outsell MS in a side-by-side comparison for the average PC user.

[martin_fierro]

I like Microcenter for peripherals and accessories, but have had negative experiences with 2 of the 3 XP systems I've bought there.

OTOH, being $250 out of pocket for a Linspire box that might turn out to be a turkey wouldn't be so bad.

[chronic_loser]

How did it go?

"first they ignore you
then they ridicule you
then they fight you
then you win"

or something like that

[bmwcyle]

That is good marketing.

[clyde asbury]

The PowerSpec 1415 costs $300 and comes with a Sempron processor, 256 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive.

There are excellent OSs available for lower-end systems. Vector Linux (#16 at distrowatch) uses about 1.5 gigs fully installed. On a system that isn't lower-end, it screams.

[Tribune7]

This is a big deal.