[Am-info] Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

[Fred A. Miller]

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Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

"In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al,=20
Wal-Mart's online store is offering eight different Microtel PCs with=20
LindowsOS included. The computers sell for USD$299 to $599 and ship in=20
one to seven days."=20

"NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less PCs, a dramatic move=20
away from the standard Windows-based home computer. Now the retailer is=20
advertising systems with the LindowsOS distribution pre-installed, no=20
longer just moving away from Windows, but now directly competing with=20
it:"

""These computers do not ship with Microsoft Windows. They ship with an=20
exciting new UNIX based Operating System (OS) named Lindows. This=20
exciting new OS delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease of Windows=20
and the ability to run most Microsoft programs. These computer systems=20
are a perfect low cost alternative to computers preloaded with=20
Microsoft Windows."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25734.html

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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