Wal-Mart's $200 Linux PC Sells Out 619
hankmt writes "About a week ago Wal-Mart began selling a $200 Linux machine running on a 1.5 ghz VIA C7 processor and 512 MB of RAM. While the specs are useless for Vista, it works blazingly fast on Ubuntu with the Enlightenment Window Manager. The machine is now officially sold out of their online warehouses (it may still be available in some stores). And the product sales page at wal-mart.com is full of glowing reviews from new and old Linux users alike."
What's that in bogomips (Score:5, Funny)
Walmart + Linux = ... (Score:5, Funny)
More /. Cognitive Dissonance (Score:5, Funny)
Linux = Good
*whimper*
But, (Score:5, Funny)
Must resist.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, I guess someone did.
look out! (Score:2, Funny)
They forgot an important disclaimer! (Score:2, Funny)
blazingly fast ... Enlightenment WM (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Walmart + Linux = ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Australia sucks (Score:4, Funny)
We are not clones of our average here. (Score:4, Funny)
The readership of Slashdot varies drastically. Attempts to use social pressure to homogenize it have failed, with great hilarity.
Apparently you did not get the memo. B-)
Please do not expect all of us to march in step.
Re:More /. Cognitive Dissonance (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Based upon the comments there ... none. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:2, Funny)
Ha! (Score:5, Funny)
*RTFA*
Oh. Good job, carry on.
Hah! I can image the tech support calls now (Score:5, Funny)
Walmart - "What operating system do you have installed"
Customer - "Windows Vista"
Walmart - "I'm sorry, that PC shipped with Linux. You'll have to reinstall that before we can help you!".
Next thing you know, they'll blame faulty hinges on Windows!
Re:How many will be returned? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not to troll, but what do they expect for retur (Score:5, Funny)
Thank you, thank you - I'm here every night. Be sure to tip your cocktail waitress.
But I'm confused. (Score:4, Funny)
Just wondering...
Re:But I'm confused. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:But I'm confused. (Score:5, Funny)
Then, for the next shipment, you cut down on setup costs and provide the machine with Gentoo minimal CD bundled.
?
Profit!
Re:Not to troll, but what do they expect for retur (Score:5, Funny)
They know exactly what an OS is, it's the blue window that tells them they've got mail, duh..
Re:Based upon the comments there ... none. (Score:2, Funny)
255
$ apropos woman
woman: nothing appropriate.
Re:Not to troll, but what do they expect for retur (Score:4, Funny)
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Not to troll, but what do they expect for retur (Score:1, Funny)
Funny, I feel the same way about people that use neologisms such as "fucktard".
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:3, Funny)
OMG, I'd love to see that (Score:0, Funny)
And when he wants to install software on it... hilarity ensues!
BWAHAHAHA!!! Teh Lunix strikes again!
Re:OMG, I'd love to see that (Score:1, Funny)
*my own custom distro based on Slack. I call it "Slackjaw".
Re:We are not clones of our average here. (Score:2, Funny)
Indeed, we're nerds. Don't expect any of us to march in step. If you see someone marching in step he probably doesn't belong here.
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:3, Funny)
He's on first.
Re:What's that in bogomips (Score:2, Funny)