I'm not convinced this will be a_good_thing. Reason being Lindows is probably not the best representative to carry the Linux flag. Yall should read the documentation on the website, especially the part about "Who should not subscribe..." The secoond is that if WalMart decides that the Linux marketing seas get too rough they could pull out at anytime, leaving the stranded users to sink or swim as they can on their own. That said, the Japanese proverb "A man can't stand in a swiftly running stream applies here." as does "The only thing constant is change."
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Wal-Mart Shipping PCs with Lindows Preinstalled > O, happy day! :) > > Walmart is a 1000 lb. gorilla compared to M$'s 800 lb. > gorilla. Things are looking good for the home team. > > John Hebert > > --- Nashid Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a very good news.......... > > > > > > "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. > > > > "NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less > > PCs, a dramatic move away > > from the standard Windows-based home computer. Now > > the retailer is > > advertising systems with the LindowsOS distribution > > pre-installed, no > > longer just moving away from Windows, but now > > directly competing with it: > > > > "'These computers do not ship with Microsoft > > Windows. They ship with an > > exciting new UNIX based Operating System (OS) named > > Lindows. This exciting > > new OS delivers the stability of UNIX with the ease > > of Windows and the > > ability to run most Microsoft programs. These > > computer systems are a > > perfect low cost alternative to computers preloaded > > with Microsoft Windows...' > > > > --Nash > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
