Walmart and the gPC
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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WalMart Customers
bryantrv | 03/11/08
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Not true
James T. Kirk | 03/11/08
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Curiously enough...
bportlock | 03/11/08
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Still sold online at Wal-Mart
Spats30 | 03/11/08
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Still the selling the linux powered cloudbook too.
Sysadm1n | 03/11/08
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Agreed.
James T. Kirk | 03/11/08
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I think the article refers to gOS which is a very special "linux"
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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Not just software "on the rack"
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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Unfortunately...
KNPepper | 03/11/08
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Nice try.
rtk | 03/11/08
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Nice try you too 
fr0thy@... | 03/11/08
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ever heard of an "example".
rtk | 03/11/08
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Sorry, but...
KNPepper | 03/11/08
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Except...
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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Which of course.
rtk | 03/11/08
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WINE for Vista...
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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No one 'invests' they just steal.
nomoremicrosoft | 03/11/08
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talk about jumping
rtk | 03/11/08
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Ah but I imagine that
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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You don't use free AV/AS?
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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I'm talking fully functional software....
devlin_X | 03/12/08
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RE: Ah but I imagine that
lortega@... | 03/11/08
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Not at all complicated 
devlin_X | 03/12/08
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I know its not
lortega@... | 03/14/08
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I think it's more that you can get a PC for free and run gOS or ubuntu onit
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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RE: Not just software on the rack
lortega@... | 03/11/08
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oh quit spreading FUD
devlin_X | 03/13/08
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Its not FUD
lortega@... | 03/14/08
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Well
DannyO_0x98 | 03/11/08
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Hasn't the battle cry for Linux been...
ye | 03/11/08
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They sold out
fr0thy@... | 03/11/08
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LOL! You keep repeating this...
ye | 03/11/08
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Your time frame is wrong.
Letophoro | 03/11/08
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@Letophoro: With such weak sales I'm...
ye | 03/11/08
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1 a day
voska1 | 03/11/08
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@voska1: If that's what makes you sleep...
ye | 03/11/08
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RE: They sold out
lortega@... | 03/11/08
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Didn't fair so bad really....
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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Re: Hasn't the battle cry for Linux been...
none none | 03/11/08
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Reply to Not Tre
clfitz | 03/11/08
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Well...
bryantrv | 03/11/08
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Re: Not true
none none | 03/11/08
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One support call equates to profit on five systems
Prognosticator | 03/11/08
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This runs contrary to the benefits...
ye | 03/11/08
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The new generation of geeks
fr0thy@... | 03/11/08
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Strange logic.
Letophoro | 03/11/08
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10K units across 600 stores
ye | 03/11/08
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Being intentionally obtuse again?
Letophoro | 03/11/08
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Shelf space and transportation costs?
GuidingLight | 03/11/08
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Nothing like an ad hom eh?
ye | 03/11/08
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Aren't you?
Letophoro | 03/11/08
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LOL! Wow...the spin is strong...
ye | 03/11/08
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Speaking of spin.
Letophoro | 03/11/08
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@Letophoro: Irrelevant
ye | 03/11/08
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@voska1: I'm making plenty of sense.
ye | 03/11/08
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Re: Ye: You're the one spinning this
none none | 03/11/08
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Just say no ...
MisterMiester | 03/11/08
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Fixed that for you.
ye | 03/11/08
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Correct. But I think his point may have been
GuidingLight | 03/11/08
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Does it matter?
voska1 | 03/11/08
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@voska1: Yes, it does matter.
ye | 03/11/08
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Actually . . .
JLHenry | 03/11/08
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Re: Correct. But I think his point may have been
none none | 03/11/08
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I don't think is was speculation
John Zern | 03/11/08
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And did it in 14 days!
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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Even if your 700/day number is true...
marksashton | 03/12/08
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You've still got bad math skills.
Letophoro | 03/12/08
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Ummm.
rtk | 03/12/08
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That's why I said to extrapolate.
Letophoro | 03/13/08
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"INCONTHIEVABLE!"
dave.leigh@... | 03/11/08
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Walmart makes strange decisions ...
MisterMiester | 03/11/08
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Restock
transposeIT | 03/12/08
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Until the application base...
bjbrock | 03/11/08
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Yes, network effect.
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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And he was correct.
nomoremicrosoft | 03/11/08
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Linux is not as easy as Windows
jpr75_z | 03/11/08
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Ubuntu's graphics...
bportlock | 03/11/08
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I have always said,
BroGnorik | 03/11/08
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Linux MINT
SpikeyMike | 03/11/08
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...
Linux User 147560 | 03/11/08
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hmmm sounded like one of the vista pc uprgade arguments
glenford2@... | 03/12/08
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All this Linux distro talk
lortega@... | 03/11/08
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Linux != Ubuntu
TripleII | 03/11/08
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Oops, this machine
TripleII | 03/11/08
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Wal-Mart shoppers are very astute
cnfrisch | 03/11/08
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LOL! You need to check out the...
ye | 03/11/08
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...
Linux User 147560 | 03/11/08
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Maybe you can help
TripleII | 03/11/08
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Don't let facts stop you now!
Sysadm1n | 03/11/08
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Correction
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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sure you'd run vista on this hardware... don't you read the news
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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If you're buying a pc at this price...
Anton Philidor | 03/11/08
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well around here
stevey_d | 03/12/08
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Stats?
TardHugger@... | 03/11/08
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Maybe something else ...
MisterMiester | 03/11/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
Rick_R | 03/11/08
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Desktop market? Forgettabout
MisterMiester | 03/11/08
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Ask the Walmart Associate
duclod | 03/11/08
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Beside the fact it didn't have Window it had VIA.
Randalllind | 03/11/08
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Agreed!
devlin_X | 03/11/08
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Who wants the $200 Win-PC either?
techboy_z | 03/11/08
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I agree
itpro_z | 03/11/08
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But pro-Linux argument based on price!
Rodney Davis | 03/11/08
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Its called REALITY!
George Mitchell | 03/11/08
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This is what people have been...
ye | 03/11/08
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Agreed
fr0thy@... | 03/11/08
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Don't know if I agree
voska1 | 03/11/08
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PCs suck for games anyway
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
Loverock Davidson | 03/11/08
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Linux = Fail
echostorm | 03/11/08
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LMAO
storm14k | 03/12/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
jk_10 | 03/11/08
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How can one of the worlds richest companies
fr0thy@... | 03/11/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
tristesse27@... | 03/11/08
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They can try seling Mac Mini.
systemx | 03/11/08
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Not a bad idea (nt)
GuidingLight | 03/11/08
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There is/are Linux Mini's
LazLong | 03/11/08
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Never saw one
voska1 | 03/11/08
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Two Factors, IMO
DaffyDuck | 03/11/08
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I think it has more to do with
Shelendrea | 03/11/08
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I had . . .
JLHenry | 03/11/08
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Walmart is about Volume.
TripleII | 03/11/08
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Overall Failure
Windows Defender | 03/11/08
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I think Redhat, Novel, ASUS, Amazon, ...
TripleII | 03/11/08
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RE: Overall Failure
Windows Defender | 03/11/08
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Nothing against closed source.
TripleII | 03/11/08
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Pass this On!!
Windows Defender | 03/11/08
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Microsoft needs you desparately!
Ole Man | 03/15/08
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Linux is a good platform, just a terrible advertiser
Boot_Agnostic | 03/11/08
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Putting A Linux Machine In Wal Mart
itanalyst2@... | 03/11/08
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It's pretty clear that most people commenting here haven't tried gOS
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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Interesting!
itanalyst2@... | 03/11/08
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Proof is in the Pudding
Kromaethius | 03/11/08
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and how is this relevant to the story
stevey_d | 03/11/08
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But look!
Ole Man | 03/11/08
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tsk..tsk..tsk..
transposeIT | 03/12/08
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Another Usless Post
Kromaethius | 03/12/08
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Why thank you!
Ole Man | 03/15/08
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Well....duuh...
transposeIT | 03/12/08
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What? Did you not read my post???
Kromaethius | 03/12/08
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But we all knew this would happen
owkmann | 03/11/08
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Regarding Wall Mart. Shedding Light on it.
usarcomputertec | 03/11/08
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What happened to some/many posts
LazLong | 03/11/08
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mass troll delete
rtk | 03/12/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
craiglarry | 03/11/08
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Customers vote with their dollars
hgh9mrp@... | 03/12/08
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Sorry folks, math doesn't add up
marksashton | 03/12/08
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You've got bad math skills.
Letophoro | 03/12/08
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Well....no
marksashton | 03/13/08
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Basic math and reading for comprehension.
Letophoro | 03/14/08
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The trajedy is
Ole Man | 03/15/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
formematesonly@... | 03/14/08
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RE: Wal-Mart ends Linux trials:
devlin_X | 03/14/08
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Don't attack customers
Boot_Agnostic | 03/15/08
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