[ale] [Fwd: MM: Wal-Mart Selling a $498 Linspire Laptop]

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Mon Dec 20 20:54:25 EST 2004


Raylynn Knight wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 16:05, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>-------- Original Message --------
>>Subject: MM: Wal-Mart Selling a $498 Linspire Laptop
>>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:10:46 -0800
>>From: Michael Robertson <communication at lists.linspire.com>
>>To: esoteric at 3times25.net
>>
>>If this message is not displaying properly, visit www.linspire.com/mm to 
>>launch it in your browser.  	
>>
>>Wal-Mart Selling a $498 Linspire Laptop
>>
>>See it here:
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/68gel
> 
> 
> But why does it cost so much?  They have one with Windows XP Home
> Edition and better specs for only $50 more. AMD 1.1 Ghz instead of Via
> C3 1 Ghz.  40GB instead of 30 GB.  DVD instead of CD.  And 802.11b, all
> for $548.  So why not just dump the Windows and load on the free Linux
> distribution of your choice?

Because the people would most likely will by a laptop computer from 
Wal-mart will just go for the better price. :)


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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