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Walmart Expands Low-End Linux Notebook Offerings
startleman writes "A story on Tom's Hardware reports that Walmart apparently will offer a Linare-equipped notebook below the $500 mark. Manufacturer Linare said that it will bring a Linux-based device to the retailer 'within the next few days.' Specs include an AMD Athlon 1800+, a 40 GByte harddrive, 128 MByte memory, a CD-ROM drive, an Ethernet port and the firm's Linare OS as well as Open Office."
Netcraft confirms it, Linux trolls are dieing. Slashdot's clique of giggling/conspiring school girls, Linux trolls harp over minor issues in windows as they ignore huge, gaping holes in Linux. Like a dog in heat humping an uncomfortable human's leg these unfortunate souls believe that if they just push hard enough, they can fuck the whole world before they lick their own groin.
Sad Trolls
While pretending to run or in some cases actually even running the now defunct operating system these trolls post hypothetical flaws of windows that they don't even understand. While attempting to convince potential users that the incredible inconvenience of Linux is worth the negligible advantage of Open Source Software they cite 'facts' that make one wonder if these trolls have ever even used a computer, much less Linux.
One thing is clear:Linux trolls are dieing.
Asia
Home to 3 trillion people, Asia was seen as a possible breeding ground for Linux use thanks to its widespread poverty and poor hygiene. This potential coup for Linux was averted, however when Microsoft entered into a rampant piracy agreement with the people of Asia worth an estimated -$34,000,000,000.
Global Ramifications
As a result, the proponents of this hard to use and poorly designed operating system have had to resort to sad measures. The most common is the "pretend to know Linux by mocking Windows trolls while really not even knowing either operating system well" troll. While usually guaranteed to garner some mod points, these trolls have been called out of late by a group of Windows trolls who know they are full of shit.
The fallout over the hivemind mentality of these sad and confused youngsters has led to the collapse of what was once a glowing beacon to trolls everywhere. Once held up as a symbol of individuality and defiance of the rules, Linux trolls have now been associated with the very conformists they purport to despise. These people that say whatever will make them look cool at the time threaten the already iffy credibility of true Linux trolls.
Fact: Linux trolls are dieing.
It's not near as bad as the extremely weak Linspire one they had a while back.
Don't blame the lack of RAM in this case.
I run KDE3.2 with only 32MB RAM and it is blazing fast. Then again, I have a high-speed SCSI bus. Linux uses the resources that you have. If you have 128MB of RAM, you have more than enough memory. Maybe the rest of your HW is crap?
Wo cares? Read this:
"The Linux hype has just one little problem. Despite steady improvements over the past several years and the support of major IT companies such as IBM, Novell, and even Sun Microsystems, Linux seems stuck in a perpetual holding pattern, unable to eat away at Microsoft's server market share." at So Much for the Linux Threat
Blatanliest KDE-astroturfing ever.
32MB RAM for KDE.
320MB is not enough for this ugly bloated piece of mis-engineered shit.
I feel embarassed how they have raped the wonderful QT-toolkit into the Krap-monstrosity with its childish icon-theme and the un-responsivest UI ever.
Of all the major distributors of computers, Why does the one company that's reprehensible ethics absolutely requires complete abstinence from purchasing their products come out with Linux computers?
It hurts.
my sig
Yeah, fuck Walmart. They are responsible for so much trouble in middle America. Now they are slowly approaching the big cities. Makes me sick, it does. I should defecate in random places in the store.
eat a dick, spammy.
Walmart is an excellent company. They have single handedly kept the prices for basic products at affordable levels. The companies that they've run out of business were either inefficient or incompetent. One of the best things about Walmart is that they have gotten the upper hand on consumer products companies like Procter and Gamble that would slap "New and improved" on stuff like bottles of shampoo and raise the price 5% every year.
"Lack of technical competence coupled with the arrogance of power, as usual, leads to no good end."