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Cheap Solid State Computers Could Kill Microsoft

Posted by Zonk on from the interesting-but-frothy dept.

Eh-Wire writes "This is an interesting point made by a Clayton Hallmark on IndyMedia out of Argentina. He predicts that cheap Asian computing appliances with an Open Source Operating System on a chip will be the ultimate MS killer. References to the US$220 Mobilis out of India suggest the begining of newer, more powerful, and cheaper things to come. Mr. Hallmark also points to the success of the Wal-Mart cheap PC as proof the end is near for proprietory software. Overall an in interesting and thought provoking read."

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  1. Ahem... by Ziviyr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since you are reading this on a computer, you are a slave to MS and you should care. /sarcasm/ Yes, I care deeply.

    (switches screens on Linux system)

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    1. Re:Ahem... by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

      Whenever I meet such single minded people, I just assume that PC==Linux and go on from there.

      So any office document will be in one of OOo's format, any tool will be based on the expected contents of /usr/bin, and so on.

      When they finally notice that something is wrong, some get enlightened (others additionnally require some vigourous whacking).

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  2. solid state? by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Funny

    you mean like... no tubes anymore?

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  3. Re:Not that likely... by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny
    I recommend they buy Intel (or AMD) and Seagate, then almost give the CPUs/disks away
    I recommend you send your MBA back and ask for a refund.
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  4. woohoo .. thats 30.000 laptops for *me* by dk.r*nger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Famous computer visionary Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Lab is developing and promoting a $100 laptop with proposed specifications including a 500-MHz processor, 1 GB of memory, an XVGA display, and free Linux. He envisions 200,000,000 million of them being distributed to countries like China in two years.

    That's 200.000 billion. With about 1 billion people currently living in China, that's 200.000 laptops each. Allowing for you know, like, supply and demand to kick in, that will level out to about 30.000 laptops to each of 6 billion people on earth.

    Now, I can't decide: should the joke be about the inherent need of IPv6 or (ooh) a beowolf cluster of these? Sweeeet ..

    And who will shell out the $20 million billion these things will cost?

    Ah, the joy of an extra factor 10^6 here and there ...

  5. Re:Not that likely... by budgenator · · Score: 4, Funny

    A freind of mine was crossing into Canada, and had forgotten about a porn tape in the car, of course Canadian Customs found it and the agent said "Well we'll just have to confiscate this for the Queen". My friend couldn't resist telling the Canadian "I don't think she'll be amused".

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