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To: damniseedemons who wrote (15275)	12/9/2002 7:42:44 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57684

because the sad fact is that most consumers are ignorant and won't understand that they are buying a Linux PC that is incompatible with most other sotware out there. Are you saying that you think consumers are too stupid to surf the web on linux? I don't know, I've never used linux but I assume navigator or mosaic or some browser is pre-installed. Word processing and excel on a cheap box aren't going to bridge the digital divide imo. If some grandmother hasn't needed excel until now I doubt this machine will reel her in. Otoh the web is fairly compelling wouldn't you think? And why would you want a modem, when it comes from the cable company as a rental. This walmart computer seems like the right package to me. What I think is somewhat brain dead, is the fact that they are only selling these on the web! LOL I didn't know that. Lizzie