GNU/Linux Returns to Walmart

Posted by fredbird67 on Jan 4, 2011 11:54 PM EDT
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Walmart lost interest in GNU/Linux on netbooks for some reason but welcomes it again on tablets. Funny how that works, eh? Small cheap computers and GNU/Linux go together well, that other OS does not fit and M$ cannot justify tinkering with the market. Chuckle.

Walmart lost interest in GNU/Linux on netbooks for some reason but welcomes it again on tablets. Funny how that works, eh? Small cheap computers and GNU/Linux go together well, that other OS does not fit and M$ cannot justify tinkering with the market. Chuckle.

I wish them well with this product. It will be harder for them to exclude netbooks with GNU/Linux if they push tablets and smart-phones with GNU/Linux. It’s all good. By the end of the year, expect to see GNU/Linux on a wider range of x86 and ARMed devices. - Robert Pogson

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