OR 4. Wal-Mart buys out M$ and the record companies, sells all CDs for $4.99, makes all software "Open Source", and sells computers for $499.99. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edmund Cramp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Wal-Mart Shipping PCs with Lindows Preinstalled
> Let's look at the possibilities: > > 1. Maybe WalMart will sell a hell of a lot of computers and there will > finally enough businesss out there to support the PC tech shops out there > who employ Linux techs... this would make it easier to get businesses > interested because there could finally be support for Linux at a commercial > level... > > 2. America splits into two classes. There will be the middle class Naomi > and Christophers, who run Windows on ComHPaq systems - the other side of the > coin will be Billy Wayne and Rayleen who use Linux on WalMart boxes (OK so > they'll probably both have AOL as an ISP)... > > .... OR ... > > 3. WalMart sells 100,000 computers in the first year but Lindows goes out of > business so everyone with a WalMart "borrows" a copy of W98SE and installs > in on their system. Microsoft sues Wal-Mart for "knowingly distributing a > device used to illegally copy software", Sony, Warner, BMG, EMI and > Universal sue WalMart for "selling a device used to distribute software used > to defeat copy protection on music CDs" (Magic Markers used by kiddies to > black-out the copy-protection track on the new CD's). Forced to fight a > battle on two fronts WalMart files Chapter-11. > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
