:Open.ITWorld: U.S. PC Retailer Devotes Floor Space to Linux
Open.ITWorld: U.S. PC Retailer Devotes Floor Space to Linux Nov 11, 2005, 16 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5623 reads) (Other stories by Fred O'Connor)
"Computers running the Linux OS are continuing to advance into the consumer retail market, with the announcement this week that Micro Center will sell desktops and laptops running Linspire Inc.'s Linux OS.
"'This is very big for Linux,' Linspire Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kevin Carmony said in an interview. 'People want the value and the security. It is a viable alternative. For half the people out there, Linux would work for them...'"
