Wal-Mart drops gPC from it’s stores

17 Mar, 2008  |  Posted by Danesh  |  in Linux, Software, Tech

Wal-Mart have decided to drop the “Green gPC” Linux based low cost desktops from it’s stores. However the gPC will still be available through walmart.com

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This really wasn’t what our customers were looking for,” said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien.

Consumers today are not into low end PCs which was the whole idea behind the “Green gPC”. Consumers are favoring up to date hardware specs bundled with alternative OS like Linux as seen with ASUS’s Eee PC range of products.

What is gPC?

Source: Yahoo

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