WalMart puts more Linux PCs on shelves (ZDNet) [LWN.net]

ZDNet reports on Wall Mart's continuing efforts to sell inexpensive Linux based PCs. "A Wal-Mart representative declined to provide sales figures for the Lindows PCs, citing company policy, but said sales have been above expectations. "We're very pleased with the response so far," the representative said."

Meanwhile, the Arizona Daily Star gives a fairly negative review of the Wall Mart/Lindows machine. "The resulting mess will make no one happy. Experienced Linux users, a savvy bunch, won't need the hand-holding provided by what the company calls LindowsOS. Ordinary non-technical consumers are likely to fall into one of the many holes in the LindowsOS structure, canceling out any benefit from the slightly lower cost of buying a personal computer without Microsoft's current Windows XP Home Edition." Thanks to Eric Bueschel.

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Langberg's column is syndicated

Posted Jul 16, 2002 19:42 UTC (Tue) by roelofs (subscriber, #2599) [Link]

The Daily Star article is a reprint of Langberg's column in the Personal
Technology section of the San Jose Mercury News last week. He's not the
brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but his comments on the Lindows box
may be on target.

Langberg's column is syndicated

Posted Jul 18, 2002 23:00 UTC (Thu) by dbreakey (guest, #1381) [Link]

It's just unfortunate that he implies, subtly, that Linux is somehow at fault; anyone who wants to can check the original article here.

As I've commented elsewhere, he seems to ignore, or is unaware of, the fact that many distributions have addressed several of the concerns he raised in this article.