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
