Linspire/Freespire: January 2008 Archives
The latest entry into the Linux-powered low-cost PC space is a Sears/Linspire box that features the Freespire version of the propretary-friendly operating system, with specs that seem to beat the $199 Everex PC featuring the gOS version of Linux and selling through Wal-Mart.
On the face of it, the Sears box has a faster processor, twice the memory, and a dialup modem -- important for the still-significant portion of the country that doesn't have broadband service via DSL or cable lines.
Though I've never used Linspire or Freespire -- both made by a company that courted controversy by signing an intellectual-property deal with Microsoft -- I have a feeling that Freespire is quite a bit more ready for prime time than is gOS, which in my opinion needs another year or so before it even has a chance to be "mature" enough for the average (not to mention totally new-to-Linux) user.
Sears is already selling the thing online. The price is $100 higher than you'd think because there is a $100 mail-in rebate (and yes, I hate mail-in rebates).
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