> nothing much to add but to say that this isnt really new news as lindows
was
> able to get a partnership with walmart as part of their advertising
> campaign. iirc, they also have a laptop for sale with lindows preloaded.
the
> unit is not much and components are not really cutting edge. many sees it
as
> something to catch the consumers attention ("LINUX LAPTOP!!").

>From a techie point of view, it may not seem like a big deal, however,
"catching the consumers attention" and increasing their awareness as far as
Linux is concerned is definitely a big deal.



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