Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

Aaron aaron at aarons.net
Mon Jun 17 05:04:11 CDT 2002


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.

Aaron

> Kind of interesting..
>
> In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al,
Wal-Mart's
> 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.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25734.html




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