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Corel Linux to be Bundled w/20 Million motherboards

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-it-out-there dept.

Hos writes "According to this story, PC Chips is going to ship Corel Linux with all of their motherboards. " Basically, from what it sounds like, PC Chips is going to put a copy of Corel Linux, WordPerfect 8 for Linux, and WordPerfect Suite with the motherboards. PC Chips estimates that they will ship over 20 million motherboards over in 2000. Corel will also be doing more on their web site, as well as a "joint marketing campaign." I guess that's one way to get jump start a large user base.

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  1. Re:Linux's Monopoly Tactics by technos · · Score: 3

    No. If Microsoft were giving out FREE Win XX CD's with PC Chips mobos, we'd be jumping around, yelling things like
    'We've killed the beast!'
    'I always knew m$ was worthless!'

    'Micro$#!t hit the fan 'cuz they can't compete!'

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  2. Re:20 million! Call Seagate and Maxtor too.. by NovaX · · Score: 3

    I agree.. last time I bought a hard drive pre-loaded with anything.. it was a virus (no.. not windows. Thank ontrack.. 2nd time in 3 years.)

    Pre-loading reduces choice anyways, because then your pressured into using some product. Plus.. not everyone uses x86... it would be more annoying than anything else.

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  3. Yikes! by Booker · · Score: 4
    PcChips? I think those are the motherboards they sell at our local cheaper-than-dirt computer store, with the "VXPro" and "TXPro" chipsets. They're distributed under many different names.

    I've never gotten Linux to run reliably on them (granted, these are older Socket-7 era motherboards). If you're looking for technical info, good luck. Their web site is slower than molasses, on a 56k modem or something... There's even a (tongue in cheek) PC Chips Lottery site, in which you can attempt to guess your motherboard model, and if you "win," you get a feeble amount of info on your board.

    In short, if I were Corel, this is NOT the sort of relationship I'd be looking for. :)

  4. Coaster Competition? by gad_zuki! · · Score: 3
    I can see it now, the new license for every free distro is going to be, "If the machine you use this OS on has a CD-R you are obligated to make 20 copies of the OS and put them in some public place."

    Linux will be crawling around like roaches at a flophouse. Sure, 99.9% of them will be microwave ammo and coasters but at least no one can give the old, "It's such a long download..." excuse with a straight face.

    and of couse the obligatory, "101 uses for Linux disks." Scary.