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        <title><![CDATA[indeed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's nice to see.  It's funny, y'know: this entire laptop, software and all, costs less than the equivalent software alone would cost if bought from Microsoft.In fact, Microsoft Office's retail price, last I checked, is $1.99 more than the cost of this entire laptop, with OS and (better) office suite included and pre-installed.  Now there is a deal!The major downside, of course, is that it uses Linspire as the Linux distribution.  Then again, for converting people from Windows to Linux, I suppose it would be difficult to get something more familiar to Windows users than Linspire among the available Linux distros.All in all, this looks like a really good deal for cheapo customers that have never used Linux before.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:50:57 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A laptop without Windows?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I knew I could count on Wal-Mart.  Love those guys even though they seem to come under fire a lot.  I guess I might not want to see a Mega-superstore in my backyard with its Box-like aesthetics and instant traffic problems...Finally, a NEW laptop under $500.  Looks to have decent stats for such a low price.  All that and linux preinstalled too!  Somebody pinch me.  Bill Gates will be gnashing his teeth asking himself &quot;Didn't I kill those Lindows...er, Linspire guys with that lawsuit?&quot;.  Apparently not.Hope the new Balance will show off Linux power and not be comprised of cheap components and make the OS look bad.May take users a while to get used to going so long between malware infections though.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 08:44:19 -0800</pubDate>
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