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For a new user that has not used any OS before . . .
Linux does the trick. A new user would need: email, web browser, basic word processor. And, remember, these computers are for low income users that could not otherwise afford a computer, they could not afford even a $100 comercial application like you are talking about. But, even then, even for advanced users like me, I don't need anything else. I have Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Dia, GAIM, gcc, vi, Eclipse, GIMP, GThumb, Nautilus, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash, ........

Yes, if you are used to all of the comercial applications, that you have been pirating, Linux would be quite a switch, but for new users, not much difference.
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We don't have all of these problems with Linux.  DonnieBoy | 05/12/05
You mean "Any" Processor.  nucrash | 05/12/05
Well  Linux User 147560 | 05/12/05
Great ...  worknman | 05/12/05
And you can run them on this crippleware?  rpmyers1 | 05/12/05
For a new user that has not used any OS before . . .  DonnieBoy | 05/12/05
And what apps might those be  voska | 05/12/05
RE: Great ...  Linux User 147560 | 05/12/05
Afraid to learn something new  voska | 05/12/05
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 05/12/05
Still sleeping...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
To you Linux commentators  mustangj36@... | 05/12/05
RE: To you Linux commentators  Linux User 147560 | 05/12/05
You Should Take Your Own Advice  kdaulton | 05/12/05
Correction, the vast majority of the world DOES care about Linux..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
To those who don't read the news: cheap Windows is to compete with Linux  DonnieBoy | 05/12/05
Yes, it is.  Prognosticator | 05/12/05
They should have come out with DOS 8, then..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
The irony is  Hugh Jass | 05/12/05
Funny  Richard Flude | 05/12/05
sadly, nobody gives any of the same about your oppinion,...(nt)  michael-t | 05/12/05
Whats wrong with a less features in a Cheap Car?  jesindia | 05/12/05
Agree. It's a Brilliant idea from MS  Prognosticator | 05/12/05
It's more than that  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/12/05
Somewhat  osreinstall | 05/12/05
Many apps are available for Linux  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/12/05
When?.............Soon!  osreinstall | 05/12/05
There's one example I've used repeatedly  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/12/05
Really  osreinstall | 05/12/05
Partly agree...  Prognosticator | 05/12/05
It's simple math  toomuchgreeatea@... | 05/12/05
It's because the "Cheap car" is already a "Cheap car"  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
I don't know about this  voska | 05/12/05
And this is a caveat they didn't mention when it was first announced  Hugh Jass | 05/12/05
Right.....  michael-t | 05/12/05
Only for 3rd World?  tty0 | 05/12/05
It should be for the 5th world..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
Shortcut  Jay Cash | 05/12/05
Remember, is a cheap version.. so there's no "B" only a SOD  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/12/05
Micro$oft is sooo desperate...  Bill_Jackson | 05/12/05
Right, right....  michael-t | 05/12/05
Sounds fair to me ...  George Mitchell | 05/12/05
Not everybody needs a Lexus/BMW/Mercedes  NobodyHome | 05/19/05

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