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Lindows adopts the network computer | |
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| Time: 04:50 EST/09:50 GMT | News Source: CNET | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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Lindows.com is attempting to resurrect the lifeless network computer. Lindows, which distributes LindowsOS--a consumer-oriented version of the Linux operating system--launched on Tuesday a $169 desktop machine. The new computer, dubbed the WebStation, is a basic PC sans a hard drive or a floppy drive. Instead, it boots from its CD drive and uses data downloaded from a network or an Internet connection. Lindows intends WebStation to be used as a bare-bones method for accessing the Web. The company envisions that, instead of spending $400 to buy a basic Windows PC or $300 to get a basic Lindows desktop, some companies or individuals would rather pay less for a WebStation. Companies could use the WebStation to set up a kiosk that displays information on the Web, or individuals could use it to surf the Web, Lindows said. | ||
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| #1 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 7/23/2003 11:08:30 AM |
| Oracle and Sun couldn't do it... twice. But we're going to try it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? :) |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 7/23/2003 12:26:23 PM |
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The problem is, in the situations where you want to put a network computer like say a kiosk station, it's usually going to be in a public environment. As such you need a system that is pretty rugged.
As such, the idea of a $300 Lindows computer just doesn't cut it. The software in this case isn't the issue, it's the crap hardware. This is another example of trying to find customers to support ideology, rather than adapting business plans to address needs of customers. |
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