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Earthlink Sponsors Cheap Linux PCs

Posted by Zonk on from the brand-convergence-for-the-win dept.

prostoalex writes "Earthlink and Microtel are offering cheap Xandros-based computers to anyone who's willing to sign up for Earthlink dial-up service at $22 a month. The desktops on Microtel Web site start at $70 for a basic AMD Sempron machine, Microtel laptops start at $399. ExtremeTech says there is also a SkypeOut gift certificate: 'All Xandros PCs and laptops include free Skype-to-Skype calling worldwide, plus an exclusive bonus voucher for up to 120 minutes of SkypeOut calling to any phone number in the world.'"

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  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Post!?

  2. Re: Altivec by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well said... it amazes me that Apple zealots still think Altivec is the only game in town, and that Intel only has MMX. It's true that SSE2 and SSE3 don't have catchy names, but they do the same thing as Altivec and VMX.

  3. Earthlink is Evil by benspikey · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    DO NOT GIVE THIS COMPANY A DIME!! - THEY ARE THEIVES AND PROVIDE HORRIBLE SERVICE!!

    !!simply google earthlink + evil and view the results!!

    For EarthLink CEO Garry Betty, 2003 was a very good year. Betty took home almost $1 million -- $346,790 as a bonus -- for cutting EarthLink's workforce by one-fourth, leaving 1,300 people out of work. In January 2004, he announced 1,300 more job cuts.
    EarthLink not only victimized its employees, it also made them train the low-wage replacement workers and threatened to take away their severance pay if they spoke publicly about the situation.