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Re: $113 PC Sold in India with Ubuntu Linux Preinstalled by Default

On Sep 30, 6:08 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Novatium's $113 netPC offered to internet-deprived MTNL customers
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | While it's not quite free, folks in India that are having a hard time
> | securing a PC (let alone an internet connection) will soon have another
> | alternative.
> `----
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/28/novatiums-113-netpc-offered-to-int...

The interesting thing about this "PC" is that it's a smart terminal
that runs Linux or Windows OSes:

"Reportedly, Novatium's stripped-down  4,500 ($113) netPC, which will
be "connected to a centralized server in the locality by MTNL," will
act like a dumb terminal in users' homes. Consequently, applications
will all be stored outside of the actual PC, but customers will be
allowed 2GB of remote storage and access to the internet, the latter
of which will require "a small monthly fee." To promote the offering,
the firms are touting the system as one that is immune to traditional
viruses and provides a low total cost of ownership, and buyers can
even choose whether they'd like to work on Windows or Linux. Sorry,
Mac lovers."

This is actually what most consumers in America would want for home
use...a quick terminal that you switch on and has all the software
installed, and the hardware configured.


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