[Desktop_architects] HP to sell Linux PCs across Latin America | CNET News.com

Dan Kegel dank at kegel.com
Thu Jan 19 08:45:18 PST 2006


On 1/18/06, Bastian, Waldo <waldo.bastian at intel.com> wrote:
> On the topic of PCs with Linux pre-installed:
>
> http://news.com.com/HP+to+sell+Linux+PCs+across+Latin+America/2100-7344_
> 3-6028325.html

Cool!  Let's hope they aren't dogs like the 96MB Linux PC's
that Fry's and Wal-Mart sells.  Making people wait 140 seconds for
the system to boot, or 30 seconds for OpenOffice to start,
is a great way to annoy users and give Linux a reputation
for being slow and bloated.
- Dan

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