Everex and Koolu Announce Strategic Partnership
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| Earlier this year, Everex became the first major PC brand to launch an open
| source productivity suite into the US retail channel with OpenOffice.org.
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,205463.shtml
Recent:
OpenOffice.org Free Software Proves a Success at WalMart
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| On July 18th 2007, Everex launched its first 'Back to School' PC with
| OpenOffice.org 2.02 into WalMart stores throughout the United States. The
| response was fantastic.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/application/12215/openoffice-org-free-software-proves-success-walmart
http://tinyurl.com/2w98cv
Wal-Mart to sell $300 PC with OpenOffice
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| Dell followed a similar strategy on July 10 when it withheld bloatware from
| its new Vostro line of PCs for small business users after a long campaign by
| bloggers and Dell customers against common practice by PC vendors of loading
| unrequested software onto new computers. Software companies fund the effort
| as a way to find new users.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070718/tc_infoworld/90292
Wal-mart to offer low-cost Linux PC?
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| 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.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6819255233.html
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