Comments on: Can LinuxPC Grow Broadband Usage? http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sadik 'Tunde http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125085 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:20:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125085 that it is a good idea but can it route packet/information connectivity to other network internationally.And how trusted will the network be

]]> By: VitaminG http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125084 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:01:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125084 I think I would probably go for this if I lived in France, though I would probably be one who already has a computer, so the cheap linux box isn’t what would get me.

Impatient: You say that the system has “an user-unfriendly OS”. For one, this migt or might not be true, as they haven’t said which distro they will be using. For someone who has little PC contact, though, Linux is no less user-friendly than windows. I suggest you try it before you judge it.

]]> By: rukna http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125083 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:59:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125083 linux unlike windows is designed for networks… so definately it will increase the usuage.

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125082 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:45:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125082 But what does a yogurt maker look like? All I can picture is a bag of milk and bacteria cultures left in the sun . . .

]]> By: Wai Yip Tung http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125081 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:03:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125081 Note that €40 a month includes broadband and phone service, so it is not such a bad deal.

I found some pictures here:

http://www.clubic.com/actualite-38705-easy-gate-box-routeur-pc.html

But then for “technophobes”, I’d much prefer iMac’s simple design and form factor.

]]> By: Richard http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125080 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:47:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125080 Even if the One Laptop per Child idea a bad one, I’d love to get my hands on a OLPC Laptop or an Intel Classmate PC. I admit that I’m a Linux geek, though.

]]> By: Josh http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125079 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:44:37 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125079 Looking at the exchange rate it would be about $50/mo. for broadband and $126 for the PC. What’s so great about that? Am I missing something?

]]> By: Impatient http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125078 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:23:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125078 So this French ISP is trying to convince people to spend 480 Euros per year on broadband by offering them a computer with an user-unfriendly OS for 99 Euros? They might want to rethink that plan.

]]> By: Andy http://gigaom.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125077 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:22:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/29/can-linuxpc-grow-broadband-usage/#comment-125077 Another company which is already shipping sub-$100 networked PC’s to schools and emerging geographies is NComputing.

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