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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Stefan who wrote (55133)	4/8/1999 2:12:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

stefan, i'm very intrigued by linux. why? pricing is driving the market in that direction and i am developing an e-commerce business plan that will include extreme value pcs. if i can set up a powerful box with an os, internet access and an office suite with $0 software expenditures and sell it profitably in the $400 range then i may get some sales. the only real issue is the interface. i understand linux's usability can be pretty nasty. is any headway being made in that regard? tia...