Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 22, 2004 09:37 PM
Search Pricewatch. Barebones Athlon XP 2000 for $76. In the same range you have literally dozens of machines available for under $100.
Add a monitor (you can't give 15" CRTs away on EBay) for basically the cost of shipping, and a keyboard (woo woo, $3), and you have a full machine.
As for software - I personally don't really care if people want to pirate Windows. But Linux does work adequately - I wouldn't call it user friendly yet, but for someone who wants to stay legal, it will do.
So, can we please stop seeing all this commentary on Balmer's red herring about a $100 PC? It already exists. It just doesn't run Windows legally. End of story.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 22, 2004 09:37 PMAdd a monitor (you can't give 15" CRTs away on EBay) for basically the cost of shipping, and a keyboard (woo woo, $3), and you have a full machine.
As for software - I personally don't really care if people want to pirate Windows. But Linux does work adequately - I wouldn't call it user friendly yet, but for someone who wants to stay legal, it will do.
So, can we please stop seeing all this commentary on Balmer's red herring about a $100 PC? It already exists. It just doesn't run Windows legally. End of story.
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