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PCs for technophobes go head-to-head
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| New Alex laptop takes on Valerie Singleton's
| SimplicITy range
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| A UK vendor has launched a new specialised
| notebook aimed at technophobes and computer
| novices, adding to what is rapidly becoming a
| mini-sector of âidiot-proofâ PCs.
|
| [...]
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| âWe are competing with SimplicITy to an
| extent, but what you get from us is support,â
| Holmes told PCR. âWhere SimplicITy has taken
| a flavour of Linux and offered you four big
| buttons to click, I think it just leaves you
| there. What weâre saying is this is a
| subscription â you pay by the month so we
| will be with you every step of the way.â
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| As Holmes suggests, this service comes at a
| cost. On top of the Â400 price tag for the
| 15.4-inch laptop (soon to be upgraded to
| 15.6-inch), users must pay a monthly fee of
| Â9.99, or Â24.99 if they want broadband too.
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http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/33252/PCs-for-technophobes-go-head-to-head
Recent:
SimplicITy â Linux for everyone!
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| SimplicITy is offered in two different
| suites (Â435.99 & Â525.99 respectively),
| but what you have to consider is this is for
| a complete solution (no pondering over which
| version is most suitable). A new user
| buying a Windows PC for example is probably
| going to be presented with choices to make
| that they are relying on the salesperson to
| know whats best. Should they buy anti-virus
| software? Should they have support
| extended? Which version of Windows? As we
| all know with a proprietary platform theres
| always something else you can buy and always
| someone more than happy to sell it to you.
| SimplicITy aims to take all that away and
| present the user with a solution which is
| all in one, but more importantly, simple.
|
| Well known face Valerie Singleton is the
| host for âtrainingâ videoâs which aim to
| teach those who are new.
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http://openbytes.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/simplicity-linux-for-everyone/
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