Wal-Mart to Offer Components for DIY Computers

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday May 3, 2006 @10:13AM from the well-thats-kinda-neat dept.

FearTheFrail writes "Reuters reports that Wal-Mart is preparing to put "build your own computer counters" in 1200 of its 3200 stores, with plans to do so in at least 1400 by the end of the year. Maybe this will bring on an influx of new hardware enthusiasts, along with plenty of horror stories about attempted computer assembly. Do you think this will have an effect on the OEM parts market? And what about the operating systems to be offered? Will Wal-Mart shoppers migrate to Linux in order to save a hundred bucks or more, or will they even have the chance?"

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Irrelevant by Siberwulf · 2006-05-03 10:26 · Score: 1, Troll

" Will Wal-Mart shoppers migrate to Linux in order to save a hundred bucks or more, or will they even have the chance?"

I see this as totally irrelevant, based on the type of people I see at Wal-Mart. I don't think you'll get a whole lot of hits on a open source OS at the same place that has a gun counter and offers hunting licenses.