Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Wal-Mart's Ultra-Efficient Linux PC Sells Out
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Well...after all the naysaying, it took about a week for Wal-Mart's $200
>| green Linux PC to sell out of their online warehouses. Of course, it probably
>| isn't selling quite that fast in stores.
> `----
>
> http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1130/
>
> $200 Everex gPC desktop featuring gOS proves to be popular
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| That $200 Everex gPC that Walmart has been advertising has proven to be quite
>| the hit in its online store, currently being out of stock but can still be
>| picked up at select brick and mortar locations.
> `----
>
> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure
> %20/2007/11/11/200-everex-gpc-desktop-featuring-gos-proves-to-be-popular/
>
There is a significant untapped market in inexpensive upgrades to be had
here. Many PCs at home are now several years old, due for replacement,
but the owners have no particular desire to spend large sums of money on
Windows, as most people appear to have realised that there is no "wow"
in an operating system.
Consequence? An inexpensive PC which supports web browsing, email, mp3
playing, video playing, IM, youtube, 2ndlife, openoffice is about all
most people really want.
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