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Is $200 the magic number for PCs? (ZDNet)
ZDNet looks at dirt-cheap computers, most of which run Linux.
"But it's hard to find a $200 PC with Windows. Versions of Microtel PCs with Windows XP cost about $70 more than their Lindows counterparts, pushing them to $300 or more. Meanwhile, Linux has been catching up to Windows in compatibility. Lindows 3.0 lets PC owners view Windows files, while other applications such as StarOffice offer Linux PC users the ability to view and edit Microsoft files."
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Is $200 the magic number for PCs? (ZDNet) Posted Dec 19, 2002 11:45 UTC (Thu) by phands (guest, #8691) [Link] Why single out Lindows as allowing PC users to see windows files? As far as I know, all the major distributions allow users to view and manipulate windows files, with restrictions only on NTFS files systems, where full read/write support is still experimental.
Why Lindows? Posted Dec 19, 2002 17:29 UTC (Thu) by torsten (guest, #4137) [Link] Why is the press so enamored of Lindows? Other than Walmart, they are essentially a non-player in the Linux world.
Why Lindows? Posted Dec 19, 2002 18:54 UTC (Thu) by pben (guest, #2538) [Link] The name is easy to remember and they won on the name in court against Microsoft. Too bad the distribution isn't as good as the name.
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