$200 gOS GNU/Linux PC - checkout what's inside
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| By providing the lower-end PC user with a highly functional, relatively
| powerful, and revolutionary freedom (in ideal) personal computer, Everex has
| set a new competitive standard for systems manufacturers to embrace
| everywhere.
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http://healthysystem.blogspot.com/2007/11/200-gos-gnulinux-photo-review.html
All web-oriented (Google). Google's Linux phone(s stack) will be very
disruptive as well, for reasons listed below (with highlight).
Related:
The Man Behind the Google Phone
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| “The thing that gets me going is touching a large number of people — if
| there’s 3.1 billion phones out there, it’s a great way to touch people,” he
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| says. “I want to find something that delights people so they use it, and they
| use it for the merits of it being it.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/technology/04google.html?_r=2&ei=5088&en=f05a55321435d1e9&ex=1351828800&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
PCs being pushed aside in Japan
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| The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly
| on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act
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| like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles,
| digital video recorders with terabytes of memory.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071104/ap_on_hi_te/bye_bye_pcs
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