[SATLUG] Walmart Selling Linux PCs

[John Pappas]

On 11/8/07, Victor <victor.trevino at gmail.com> wrote:
> People should shell out a few more bucks for the neighborhood geek to
> build them a $300-400 Vista HB PC. A computer's an investment, not a
> joke.

I assume that you have a "few more bucks to shell out."  The people
who share your philosophy generally buy from Target rather than WM.

I suspect that this PC is not rolled out to be a "primary" PC, but
rather as a second or additional PC.

Besides, it is somewhat of a stretch to call a depreciating asset an
investment.  Very much like a car, a PC is a tool to assist in the
generation of revenue.  Along those same lines, a Geo Metro enables
the transport from point a to b the same way that a Lexus GS450 does,
but without the bells and whistles along the way.  Will you make more
money simply from the ownership of a Lexus vs a Toyota?  My <insert
car model here> does not play either MP3's nor DVDs, and my iPod
doesn't integrate with it.  Does that make it less of a car?  Will the
people looking for the Metro be interested in the GS?  Should they be?

Thanks!
John