To supporters of Walmart/LindowsOS
I found a very interesting article for those interested in purchasing the sub-$300 LindowsOS computers that Walmart is selling.
Quote:
Cheap PCs With Lindows Are Well Intentioned but Flawed
By Rob Pegoraro of the Washington Post
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To make this break with industry tradition, Wal-Mart didn't work with experienced Linux distributors such as Red Hat. It went with Lindows.com, a San Diego start-up headed by MP3.com founder Michael Robertson.
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If only the Lindows PC I tested lived up to its advance publicity.
The problems started when I lifted the computer out of its box. It rattled.
After the computer died within a few seconds of starting up, I removed the side panels and immediately spotted the problem: The processor's heat sink and cooling fan, critical to keeping the AMD chip from overheating, were hanging loose inside the case.
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Read the entire article here
AJ