Message-ID: <3D0DE0B1.5020207@kc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:03:52 -0500 From: "\"Marvin \\\"GodfatherofSoul\\\" Bellamy\"" <mbellamy@kc.rr.com> Subject: Re: Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled
It depends on how mature Lindows is. From what I've heard, it has a
long way to go. But, if they're able to get the basic
E-mail/Internet/Word Processing platform running, probably 90% of their
customers won't have a problem.
My concerns are related more to the owner of Lindows (don't know his
name). To me, he reeks of greedy Dot-Com CEO looking to make a quick
buck, then sell and get the hell out. I hope my hunch about him is wrong...
Aaron wrote:
>Hmmm... This could be a bad thing. Think of the average person that would
>buy a machine at WalMart and then imagine them with Linux. I don't think
>this would have been my first choice for an entry point to the market.
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>Aaron
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>>Kind of interesting..
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>>In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al,
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>Wal-Mart's
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>>online store is offering eight different Microtel PCs with LindowsOS
>>included. The computers sell for USD$299 to $599 and ship in one to seven
>>days.
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>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25734.html
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