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Comments · 8

  1. Re:What's next? by kempokaraterulz · · Score: 2, Interesting · on AOL Builds New IE-Based Browser

    Already exists -- to some extent... http://www.aolcheckout.com/aol-pc/aol_02.asp "Of course, the AOL Systemax PC runs on the award-winning Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system for incomparable performance and stability." I guess its not AOL OS but from the screen shots ive seen they did some work with the UI ... prolly added spyware or something heh.

  2. Re:welcome to commoditisation by amber_of_luxor · · Score: 1 · on You've Got PC

    RTFA it doesnt come with windows, it runs a "Sun desktop os" and AOL office....which sounds quite a bit like another SUN offering of open office

    Why don't you reread the article, for the first time?

    From http://www.aolcheckout.com/applications/searchtool s/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1032073

    Of course, the AOL Systemax PC runs on the award-winning Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system for incomparable performance and stability. And this fantastic computer is housed in a sleek, stylish fully equipped black Micro ATX tower case with 250-Watt power supply.

    Amber

  3. Re:basic... very basic. by tobar+mersa · · Score: 2, Funny · on You've Got PC
    You need a minimum of 256M, 2GHz CPU and 50G hdd just to get on the web??
    No, that's simply to run Windows
  4. Not a surprise.... by echucker · · Score: 4, Informative · on Sun to Offer Support for OpenOffice.org

    ... for anyone who read the AOL PC story last week. AOL's ad clearly lists the Office suite supported by Sun.

  5. ASP code I see? by cpopin · · Score: 1 · on AOL's $299 PC

    Click on the More Details button and you see some .ASP code at the top of the page:

    <% if uCase(Request.QueryString("srccode")) = "SUBP2B447688" then %> <% end if %&gt>

    LOL!

  6. But what does that MEAN?!?! by mekkab · · Score: 1 · on AOL's $299 PC

    Okay, so I sign up, I get a credit card with a balance of $299? No, wait, they want a 12 month paid commitment (p.s.- HERE is a link to the fine details...)
    so thats a credit card with $585.80 balance on it?

    So what happens if I pay it off in one shot? (I understand that I am in the minority. I have a card that gives me air miles- I put EVERYTHING on that card, and always pay off my monthly balance. Yes, I went to Hawai'i two years in a row.)

  7. Interesting by bigsexyjoe · · Score: 5, Informative · on AOL's $299 PC

    They give you the fine print in gif form just to make sure it's difficult for you to read the text. The resolution isn't really fine enough for the text to be legible at any magnification, but it appears that the finance rate is 23.9% or 25.9%

  8. Re:So... by fastidious+edward · · Score: 1 · on AOL's $299 PC

    And it is a dial up with possible extra charges in Alaska(!) using very old tech (17" knackered end-of production line CRT etc) no less. This is classic low margin sales... but the rest of the market is so saturated the low-end (joining Walmart etc) is possibly a place to make a buck.