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simPC - Your Grandparents' New Computer?
trs9000 writes "The Register has a blurb about simPC, an "idiot-proof" PC set to debut in May of this year. It seems like a step towards a thin-client world, though it is aimed primarily at the elderly. For about $400 for the box and a $13-per-month subscription, users get a box with a propietary OS and software preinstalled for online banking, spam filtering, virus detection and online storage. What users don't get is the ability to install software, burn CDs or download large files. Initial release is only for the Netherlands and Belgium."
Is that why only idiots use them?
Assuming that the software you want is on mac, which is pretty doubtful.
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All but one of those is a function of a webbrowser. And none of them are tasks that are not accomplished equally well on any platform (except windows since you WILL get owned). Try again.
Maybe it doesn't have a terrific array of games and specialty softare, but somehow I don't expect Granddad to be hosing down aliens with a flamethrower in Halo2.
I would certainly hope he wouldn't be playing Halo 2 since it sucks. But it's nice to see that you put your toy mac in the same category as the kiddie console xbox, since that is the only place you can play Halo 2.
You mac lunatics always go "that lame thing does exactly what we condescend old people to want/need/be-capable-of-using so they shouldn't get it they should pay more to get a mac with its crappy interface and awesome selection of software if it starts with a lower-case 'i' or is a game written 5 years ago!"
Thanks for playing, but do try again. Now on with the hit parade of trolling flamebait from your AC mac brethren!
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Actually, who knows what sort of spyware type stuff will come on these closed PCs?
Mac wins.