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| DATE | 2003-07-15 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Wal-Mart Adds SuSE-Based PCs As Linux Offerings Grow
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Now that will save me time :)
Ruben
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 02:12:27PM +0100, Inker, Evan wrote:
>
> Wal-Mart Adds SuSE-Based PCs As Linux Offerings Grow
> July 14, 2003
> By: Stephanie Teng
>
> Walmart.com has added the SuSE distribution to its PC lineup, and PC
> consumers can now purchase the Linux-based machines for under $300.
>
> The Microtel-designed systems will run SuSE's 8.2 operating system and are
> the first to be sold with the SuSE Linux software pre-installed in the
> United States.
>
> SuSE representative Holger Dyroff said that he believed SuSE's unique
> features to be the reason that Microtel and Walmart.com added it to their
> collection of machines running other versions of Linux.
> "We have a trusted brand name, as well as being known for having good
> documentation and additional options for customers," he said. "We hope that
> it will boost sales volume now that our software is being sold with hardware
> by a major US vendor."
>
> The operating system consists of twelve CD-ROMs and comes with five to six
> hundred applications. Dyroff said that additional software, including video
> editing software, is available to customers free of charge at SuSE's FTP
> site.
>
> The PCs, available on Walmart.com's site
> > %3A3951%3A41937%3A86796%3A106562%3A117880> , include AMD Athlon and
> Duron-based systems, and also PCs featuring the Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron
> processors. However, all of the PCs listed exclude a monitor.
> For its part, Walmart.com representative Cynthia Lin said that WalMart
> decided to add the SuSE Microtel machine to expand consumer choices.
>
> "Our focus is meeting customer's needs, and we do this by providing them
> with choice," she said. "We have gotten strong response to the other Linux
> systems, and we intend to continue to explore different models."
> The computers are currently available at Wal-Mart.com and range in price
> from $298 to $598.
>
> http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=44751,00.asp
>
> Regards,
>
> Evan M. Inker (New York) x. 4615
>
>
>
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