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| DATE | 2003-07-15 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Wal-Mart Adds SuSE-Based PCs As Linux Offerings Grow
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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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