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Web 2.0 PC from Walmart for $198

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Perhaps this is the alternative to WebTV for everyone's Granny, a small very cheap linux box with the bare essentials.

Almost the Google PC: Everex gPC available at Wal-Mart

Posted by Carl Tyler On 10/31/2007 | | del.icio.us  Technorati  Digg This 

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Gravatar Image1 - When users first fire up their gPC, they'll get a Mac-like desktop with a series of program icons "docked" across the bottom. The icons are really bookmarks to popular and useful Web 2.0 services from Google and other vendors....

I've got a headache already just thinking about the home users who will be totally confused by this. Such as...
Why can't I install all the software I had on my old PC? (That was Windows98. This is Linux.)
Where are my files? (Not on the hard drive...on the internet.)
How come none of this stuff works? (You didn't dial in first.)
Why can't I use Outlook Express? That's what I've always used for email...
But my (digital camera, scanner, printer, mp3 player, etc.) doesn't have drivers for Linux?!?

Posted by Maria Helm At 03:21:25 PM On 10/31/2007 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image2 - @1 I think that type of user isn't their target audience. I imagine this being used as a web terminal, or someones first machine to surf the web.

I doubt this customer even has a digital camera yet.

Posted by Carl Tyler At 03:48:57 PM On 10/31/2007 | - Website - |


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