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Walmart snubs microsoft with new laptop

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Robertson: Linspire CEO Collaborates With Wal-Mart To Offer $498 Laptop
Jonathan L. Schwartz, 12.20.04, 4:33 PM ET

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Attention Wal-Mart shoppers: There's a new laptop available and it’s cheap, really cheap. Working with operating system vendor Linspire--helmed by former mp3.com founder and former member of our list of the 400 richest Americans, Michael Robertson--mega-retailer Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) has introduced the $498 Balance laptop. The machine is the lowest priced laptop to include an operating system and an office suite, far cheaper than notebooks from companies such as Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) and Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ). Unlike traditional systems such as Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people )'s Windows and Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people )'s OSX, the Balance runs on Linspire's self-named Linux-based platform. As if the notorious Linux wasn't a sharp enough thorn for Bill Gates, the Balance's office suite is fully compatible with Microsoft file types. With its combination of compatibility and ease of use, complimented by Wal-Mart's market reach, the Balance will attempt to sway consumers from higher-priced traditional computing to a more affordable option. The task is daunting, but the price tag surely helps.




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