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size=2><SPAN class=326135217-21082008>That idea is so 2003... PeoplePC, AOL,
others tried it and failed. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=326135217-21082008>You'd really have to fine tune your
business plan to get the cost outs. Plus, make it extremely hard (or impossible)
for people to call in for service/questions - call centers are expensive.
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size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Geoffrion</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>913.488.7664</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> kclug-bounces@kclug.org
[mailto:kclug-bounces@kclug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Monty J.
Harder<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
billycrook@gmail.com<BR><B>Cc:</B> kclug@kclug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: idea:
a managed linux distribution, for weak users<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:billycrook@gmail.com">billycrook@gmail.com</A>></SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>There
are a number of lightweight, cheap computers that fit on the<BR>back of a
monitor and netboot for this sort of thing. Cheap enough to<BR>rent out
to people at a $5 a month, upcharge from the regular<BR>connection
package.</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>Actually, it wouldn't have to be an
"upcharge". If you can get TW to sell the Internet access at "wholesale"
rates, in exchange for the volume and offloading of support and billing, you
could offer a "free computer"; pricing the combined package at the same as
standard RR rates. The question is whether the centralized management
would make the support economical enough to be profitable.<BR><BR>In which case,
TW would do it themselves.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>