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Lindows.com: Lindows Prepping $199 PC for Market

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 14, 2002

“Lindows.com has been working with a major retailer and hardware
manufacturer and will be announcing, very soon, a newly-configured
$199 computer. This barrier-breaking machine is a new,
non-refurbished, computer package. For under $200 dollars, you’ll
be able to browse the Internet, check email and run a variety of
software products for far less than the price of most handheld
devices! A certified version of LindowsOS will come bundled with
the PC as well as a trial membership to the Click-N-Run
Warehouse–a software hub that provides access to more than 1,600
software applications.

“Just like Southwest Airlines made flying possible to a new
group of individuals with their low fares, Lindows.com stands to do
much of the same in the software and hardware industry by bringing
the TOTAL cost of computing down. New markets will be opened up to
individuals and businesses that, before now, couldn’t afford the
high-cost of computers and software…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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