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MacOPINION: Is The $799 Lindows Mobile PC A Credible Challenger To The $999 iBook?

“Last week at the Desktop Linux Summit, Lindows.com, Inc.
announced, the release of their first Lindows laptop–the mobile PC
which will retail for $799, or $200 cheaper than Apple’s
entry-level 700 MHz iBook…

“‘Until now, laptop computers have been either too expensive or
too heavy to be useful for most consumers,’ Lindows CEO Michael
Robertson commented ‘PDAs are also a problem because they don’t
offer many features. The Lindows Mobile PC is a powerful machine
that can go anywhere you want to take it.’

“At 2.9 pounds, the Lindows Mobile PC is definitely an
affordable ultra-light laptop, but does it offer as good a value as
a new $999 iBook or even a $799 or $899 refurbished Apple
machine…?”


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Related Story:

internetnews.com: Lindows.com Offers First Laptop, Custom
PC
(Feb 20, 2003)

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