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Wal-Mart Lindows PCs Selling Well

Posted by timothy on from the how-many-are-used-for-parts dept.

andyring writes "CNN.com is reporting that sales of the $199 PCs have exceeded expectations. Although CNN terms them "full fledged, if low power," it seems customers don'd mind all that much if their computer does not run Windows and doesn't carry an Intel processor. Slashdot covered two reviews of those machines July 4."

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  1. Sak sux what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Oh yeah, he sux the big dix. Only the big ones, he refuses the small ones. Sorry CmdrTaco! :(

  2. In Soviet Russia..... by rice_web · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    PC's sell Wal-Mart Well.

    --
    The Political Programmer
  3. Re:I may seem like a troll for saying this by conway · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you want to get a cheap computer to install a pirated copy of windows on, its cheaper to build one yourself, or get something from some no-name shop on pricewatch
    The pc's there are cheaper and better than the junk you get at Walmart.
    And you still ended up paying for an operating system -- to Lindows.

    So, I don't think many people will be following your example.
    Although you might make a good example in the M$ vs Lindows suit for the prosecution!

  4. Boxes? surely you meant boxen? by dsb · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Congratulations, you used the correct English plural form of box. But, if you want a slashdot readers opinion, you should have used the incorrect but quite often cited term of boxen. In fact, if you do a search on google for boxen, you will notice that the first few pages of sites return german references. However, I'm not up on my german, but it may well be plural in the german language. Perhaps, those that are incorrectly using it are german and thus need to be politely corrected on the correct english usage.

  5. Re:Intel that big a selling point? by ProtonMotiveForce · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh, you nerds and your misplaced sarcasm.

    A faster processor (and/or hard drive, more memory) will make your Internet experience faster. End of story.

    What turnip truck did you just fall off of that you think the only component of web surfing is your link speed?