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[News] Linux Lowered (Financial) Entry Barrier to PCs

  • Subject: [News] Linux Lowered (Financial) Entry Barrier to PCs
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:02:39 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
How low can you go and still run Linux?

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| Opinion -- I remember when getting a decent PC would set you back at least a 
| grand. Then it was $500. Now, it's $150!? That's the story that small vendor 
| LinFX wants you to buy along with its PC with pre-installed Linux.  
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9963551517.html

That's why competition is good. Microsoft wants people to buy underpowered
Vista PCs.


Related:

The PCLinuxOS computer -- every damn thing you need for $150

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| I'm ready to throw down $150 for this deal (plus $15 to boost the memory to 
| 512 MB). There are a smattering of low-cost Linux PC deals out there, but 
| this is absolutely the best. Better than Everex, better than the used stuff 
| at Pacific Geek. Better than Mad Tux. Hell, better than anything. You even 
| get an LCD monitor. The $150 doesn't include shipping, and I don't know how 
| much that runs. But holy hell, it's cheap.     
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http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2008/01/the_pclinuxos_computer_every_d.html


A sleek introduction of $299 laptops

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| Today, Asus Technology will unveil a $299 version of the Eee PC, a 2-pound 
| laptop that stores data on flash memory, not a hard drive, and runs Linux, 
| the open-source operating system, rather than Windows or the Mac OS.  
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/14/BU4QTSTAN.DTL


How will Linux win the OS wars? From the bottom up! 

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| So therefore, best way to win the war of the operating systems is not to go 
| after the high end market.  
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=352


'Cloudbook' UMPC to Run Googleish Linux

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| Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) with a 7-inch 
| screen, similar to competitor Asus' EEE PC. A source close to the company 
| revealed that the device—codenamed "Cloudbook"—will ship with the Google 
| Apps-oriented "gOS" Linux distribution early next year.   
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2230808,00.asp

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