[nflug] Linux PC Hits Shelves At Wal-Mart For $199

matt donovan kitche at kitchetech.com
Sun Nov 4 14:42:43 EST 2007


This is not the first linux-based pc that has been sold at a major retailer
but it is close to being the first since hte first came out a day before
this one did.

On 11/3/07, ron browning <ron_browning14223 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Linux PC Hits Shelves At Wal-Mart For $199
>  The gPC comes preloaded with the gOS operating system -- a Linux variant
> -- and a 1.5-GHz processor manufactured by Intel clone maker Via
> Technologies.
>  By *Paul McDougall* <paulmcd at cmp.com>
>  InformationWeek
> <http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=ILCLSJWZTOF10QSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN>
>  November 1, 2007 03:51 PM
>  It probably won't run Crysis or other state-of-the-art games, but a
> Linux-based PC that Wal-Mart began offering this week for $199 should get
> the job done for e-mail, Web browsing, and other everyday computing tasks. The
> Everex TC2502 Green gPC is one of the first Linux-based desktop machines to
> be offered for sale by a major retailer. As such, it could become a
> barometer of open source<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202801241#>software's potential for success in the consumer market.
> The gPC comes preloaded with the gOS operating system -- a Linux variant
> -- and a 1.5-GHz processor manufactured by Intel (NSDQ: INTC<http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUOTE&Ticker=INTC>)
> clone maker Via Technologies. The rest of the specs include an 80-Gbyte hard
> drive and 512 Mbytes of DDR 2 memory.
> There's no monitor included, but buyers get stereo speakers and a
> DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive.
> As for software, the gPC comes with the free OpenOffice.org 2.2productivity suite. The suite, which includes word processing, spreadsheet,
> and presentation applications, recently won backing from IBM<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201807146>.
>
> Everex is a Taiwanese-based PC maker that's looking to carve a niche for
> itself in the computer industry's economy section. A version of Everex's gPC
> that runs the basic edition of
> <http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202801241#>Microsoft
> (NSDQ: MSFT<http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUOTE&Ticker=MSFT>)'s
> Windows Vista is on sale at Wal-Mart for $298.
> The retailer is making the gPC available at selected stores and through
> its Web site.
> The price difference between the Linux and Windows version of the computer
> reflects what some in the tech industry derisively call "the Microsoft tax"
> -- a Windows licensing fee that PC makers must pay to the Redmond, Wash.,
> software maker for each computer sold.
> It's unlikely that Linux-based PCs will displace Windows-powered computers
> anytime soon. For one thing, there's only a limited number of applications
> that will run on Linux.
> Linux advocates argue, however, that until they become more mainstream,
> open source systems could f
>
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