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timothy
on from the on-again-off-again-baker's-man dept.
Zed writes "Showing a distancing of itself from Microsoft, Dell now offers businesses a chance to purchase computers without a Windows operating system. The N-Series computers start at $319 from Dell's website and ship with a FreeDOS CD in the box."
I know this is slightly off-topic, but am I the only one nervous about Dell selling a $319 machine? OS aside, a machine that cheap can't be too well built, which results in a lot of frustrated users, no matter the OS.
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I don't support WalMart and I don't support Microsoft (I have a hatred for WalMart, Microsoft I'm just not interested in anymore).
DerajDezine: Im with you, re: walmart -- hell, is it really so hard to pay +5% more for food and daily sundries that are A) better quality and B) from a local speciality vendor?
Walmart is exploiting sprawl, and we're all paying for it.
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Back in the real world, FreeDOS is about as useful as a deep-freeze in the Arctic circle.
Actually DOS is still widely used... mainly on POS systems; take a closer look at those computerized cash registers next time you waltz into Kroger.
I know this is slightly off-topic, but am I the only one nervous about Dell selling a $319 machine? OS aside, a machine that cheap can't be too well built, which results in a lot of frustrated users, no matter the OS.
I don't support WalMart and I don't support Microsoft (I have a hatred for WalMart, Microsoft I'm just not interested in anymore).
DerajDezine: Im with you, re: walmart -- hell, is it really so hard to pay +5% more for food and daily sundries that are A) better quality and B) from a local speciality vendor?
Walmart is exploiting sprawl, and we're all paying for it.