:eWeek: Linspire, Mirus Partner on Linux-Only Desktop PCs
eWeek: Linspire, Mirus Partner on Linux-Only Desktop PCs Jan 6, 2006, 17 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5842 reads) (Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)
"Linspire Inc. and Mirus Innovations LLC Wednesday announced the launch of Koobox, a new line of desktop computers that exclusively run Linux. Starting at $299 [€246] (sans monitor), the Koobox PCs come with Linspire's Linux 5.0 operating system. They also include the OpenOffice.org office suite, Firefox, and numerous other open-source programs.
"'The Koobox line is unique in that all of the computers are optimized for utilizing Linux exclusively,' said Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony..."
