[LINK] Even thieves don't want Vista

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Fri Aug 29 10:51:56 AEST 2008


<http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/27/linux-netbook-thieves-ignore>
>
> *ELONEX WEBBOOKS* that are preloaded with Ubuntu Linux and currently 
> featured at Carphone Warehouse in Bracknell, UK are apparently is such 
> high demand that thieving opportunists stole a display model.
>
> The netbook display item was lifted from a shopping mall Carphone 
> Warehouse store in broad daylight by using bolt cutters to sever the 
> stranded wire tiedown.
>
> Several larger laptop PCs preloaded with Microsoft Vista sitting in 
> the same shop display area were reportedly left unmolested in the heist.
>

With a Blu-Ray drive and reasonable hardware spec's, I thought the 
Medion 8828 at Aldi was a good buy at less than $900.  Unfortunately, it 
runs Vista.  Microsoft survived Windows ME, so I guess Vista won't kill 
it either.

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David Boxall                    |  I have seen the past
                                |  And it worked.
                                |               --TJ Hooker




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