After almost a month, there are 47 votes on the poll and survey says…

It sucks and could make Linux look really bad.

It’s not a big problem. It’s Wal-Mart’s loss.

I expected that. Linux isn’t ready for mainstream yet.

I don’t care.

They’re still selling the PCs online.

F*ck the Wal-Mart. Go buy elsewhere!

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Looks like some people really feel strongly about the matter. They say that we should buy elsewhere. Well, that’s true too. We have other options. But it is possible that the way Linux was introduced to the market was not the right way or it …read more

I read on ZDNet that the manufacturer should worry because it affects the image of Linux. The quote that disturbed me was:
“No, it’ll be remembered as a Linux failure, and that’s a shame.”
Hmmm. I think that it doesn’t really have to come to that. Linux wouldn’t be a failure per se because it’s the laptops that didn’t sell. It’s the entire package that could possibly be considered as a failure. For one thing, selling computers with bundled operating systems could be considered as a risk that they took because of the customers’ comfort level with buying …read more