AOL's new Linux PC

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday September 27, 2002 @05:08AM from the seems-almost-inevitable dept.

minus_273 writes " MSNBC (of all places ) has an intersting article about AOLs new PC. We have already heard of Lindows , WALMART PC and there was speculation of AOL Red Hat. Well, it looks like this is what AOL decided to do. All 3 are mixed into one. AOL now has a beta 7.0 client that is distributed with Lindows along with AIM and Netscape. I wonder if this stuff will work on normal Linux without WINE."

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The problem by phorm · 2002-09-27 05:10 · Score: 0, Funny

Most people with proficiency in Linux hopefully aren't dumb enough to use AOL.
1. Re:The problem by landaker · 2002-09-27 05:50 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Wow, an "Anonymous Coward" has the courage to stand by his statement. Am I the only one who senses a bit of irony? =)
Great... by Gorm+the+DBA · 2002-09-27 05:11 · Score: 5, Funny

Just what we need...the number one leader in dumbing down the Internet coming out with a PC...
It's going to be like that Dilbert Cartoon
"All it has is one button, and we press it for you before it leaves the factory."
"But what's the button do?"
"Don't ask me all these techie questions"
Except in this case, the punch line is likely "Submit your credit card numbers to the central server so that we can deduct money from you at will".
So where do I sign?
Re:AOL is on drugs by Raskolnk · 2002-09-27 05:12 · Score: 1, Funny

Hey! Not stupid communists -- moderately intelligent socialists.

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Dear AOL: misleading product name by GMontag · 2002-09-27 05:15 · Score: 5, Funny

The proper name for this system is GNU/AOL.

Please change it before the Hurd tramples you.

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Computer Junk Mail by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-27 05:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Just wait until it becomes cheap enough for AOL to ship you free computers. Imagine all the junk you'll have then!
Good review, mostly by danger42 · 2002-09-27 05:17 · Score: 4, Funny

The KDE desktop looks and feels like Windows, with a few exceptions. You have to double-click an icon on the desktop to get it to open...

Last time I checked, I had to double-click on the icons, too, and I am running Win2k.

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SNL Joke by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-27 05:38 · Score: 1, Funny

Jennifer Aniston: "I know about computers. I have the internet at home."
Jimmy Falon (as Nick Burns, your company's computer guy): "Let me guess -- AOL??"
Jennifer Aniston: "Yeah...what's wrong with that?"
Jimmy Falon: "Nothing. Except that it doesn't understand javascript."
Falon laughs under his breath, then says: "If someone here knew about computers, that would have definately gotten a laugh."
Re:On MSNBC? by richie2000 · 2002-09-27 06:03 · Score: 3, Funny

that very same public will be outraged when everything doesn't work as advertised
Oh, like Windows XP works as advertised? I have been using it for months now and I still haven't been able to fly, not to mention that I had very high hopes that the enlargement of my skull resulting from using Office XP would draw attention away from my fat ass, but my hopes have been shattered. If anything, my head has shrunk! I am outraged!

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Re:Boycott Lindows by Tim+Doran · 2002-09-27 06:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Besides, can you really think of any single click that can render the system unusable?

Oh c'mon... happens all the time... drop your coke on the keyboard, hitting the following keys: "rm -rf / [enter]"

Whew, thank god I wasn't running as root! ;)
Re:Twilight of the Nerds by MaxQuordlepleen · 2002-09-27 07:07 · Score: 2, Funny

dude it's 2002 ...