Real or Fake Linux PC? Everex Will Know

"PC vendors haven't been eager to know how many users run Linux when it's preloaded on their low-end PCs, and how many replace it with an infringing copy of Microsoft Windows. Everex, the latest company to introduce a low-priced desktop Linux system, will have the information, however, thanks to the software update system behind its Linux distribution.

"Everex, a PC hardware vendor that is part of First International Corporation, is introducing a mini-tower Linux system called the gPC TC2502, which is priced at $198 including keyboard, mouse, and speakers, and will be sold at Wal-Mart..."

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