Rick wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:14:21 -0400, Sgt. Slaughter wrote:
>
>> "Rick" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:13a442ja7qt9c1e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:25:14 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> Wal-mart to offer low-cost Linux PC?
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | Wal-Mart will sell a sub-$300 "back-to-school" PC this fall
>>>>> pre-loaded with | Microsoft Windows Vista and OpenOffice.org
>>>>> productivity software. The Everex | GC3502 PC is based on a 1.7GHz Via
>>>>> C7-D processor, and will be available | later this year preloaded with
>>>>> Ubuntu Linux.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6819255233.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Dell, Lenovo, Epson, Acer, Asus...
>>>>>
>>>>> H-P, Toshiba not confirmed yet...
>>>> It would appear that 2007 will be a tipping-point year, the year at
>>>> which major OEMs began to offer pre-loaded linux machines. I wonder
>>>> quite how they've got out of the Microsoft deals?
>>> WalMart is bigger than Microsoft. Yes, hard to believe. They can sell
>>> about what they want.
>> Define "bigger" - Is it more stores, more employees?
>>
>> Microsoft is a $300 Billion dollar company. Walmart is still huge but
>> only $200 Billion.
>>
>> Microsoft also makes more profit than Walmat - $13.9 Billion vs. $12.3
>> Billion.
>
> <http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/18/biz_07forbes2000_The-
> global-2000_Rank.html>
>
> WalMart is the world's largest retailer.Google:world's largest retailer.
>
> In March, 2007, on the global 2000 list, WalMart ranks 17 with (measured
> in $billion) $348.65 in sales, $11.29 in profits, $151.19 in assets and
> $201.36 in market value. Microsoft was ranked at 66, with $46.06, $11.91,
> 66.37 and $275.85 respectively. Also, Micorsoft needs someone to sell
> their products. WalMart does a lot of that.
>
Walmart runs Linux, and has sold Microtel Linux computers since 2001 on
the website.
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