Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
> How low can a Linux PC go?
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> | If the Asian networking out of the box specialists NorhTec are to be believed
> | the answer is very low indeed: how does $85 (£41) sound?
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Obviously you don't get bells and whistles at this price point, but throw
> | something like Puppy Linux at it and you do get one of the cheapest fully
> | functional PCs on the planet.
> `----
> http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1757.html
> In the UK, wasn't Vista about 7 times more expensive than this whole PC
> (hardware and software)? I'm talking about the uncrippled edition, with all
> the bugs, WGA, and lack of software/hardware compatibility out of the box.
> Amazing. If only the Financial Times and the likes of it had people aware of
> Linux...
Looked in staples today, vista ultimate is still 300 quid there.
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