Comments on: Presenting: the $200 Google PC From Wal-Mart http://blog.kbsweb.com/presenting-the-200-google-pc-from-wal-mart/ Techmology Bits Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Zale http://blog.kbsweb.com/presenting-the-200-google-pc-from-wal-mart/#comment-293 Zale Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:54:17 +0000 http://blog.kbsweb.com/?p=121#comment-293 Will this work for the average consumer? Yes. Why? The OS (operating system) is becoming irrelevant. This machine is designed to point the end user to the web. Any machine with a decent browser is functional with the majority of web applications. Hence, the machine does not need a specific OS to run web applications. The biggest learning curve for the average consumer will be how to load programs. Once the average consumer gets plugged into an open source repository, such as Ubuntu's (gOS is rumored to be Ubuntu based), with it's large number of free / open source programs in it, they soon figure out that that is a much better way to go than buying software at Wal-Mart. Another great Linux machine that was recently released is the Asus Eee laptop. I recommend you check it out as well. It's now available at Newegg.com. It boots in 15 seconds, automatically sniffs and connects to open wifi connections and uses SSD memory instead of a hard drive. Cool! Zale Will this work for the average consumer? Yes.

Why? The OS (operating system) is becoming irrelevant.

This machine is designed to point the end user to the web. Any machine with a decent browser is functional with the majority of web applications. Hence, the machine does not need a specific OS to run web applications.

The biggest learning curve for the average consumer will be how to load programs. Once the average consumer gets plugged into an open source repository, such as Ubuntu’s (gOS is rumored to be Ubuntu based), with it’s large number of free / open source programs in it, they soon figure out that that is a much better way to go than buying software at Wal-Mart.

Another great Linux machine that was recently released is the Asus Eee laptop. I recommend you check it out as well. It’s now available at Newegg.com. It boots in 15 seconds, automatically sniffs and connects to open wifi connections and uses SSD memory instead of a hard drive. Cool!

Zale

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