Linux in the Mainstream: Why Does It Matter?
Ah, Spring. It's the time of rebirth, renewal and hope, and it's almost here! Too bad, then, that so many hopes were dashed last week when Wal-Mart announced it was pulling the Linux-driven Everex Green gPC from its retail store shelves. That PC's original inclusion at Wal-Mart created enormous excitement throughout the Linux world -- it was taken by many as concrete evidence that Linux had finally arrived -- so this latest news came as something of a crushing disappointment to many.
The sold-out machine will still be available online at Walmart.com, but its apparent failure in the brick-and-mortar mainstream world unleashed a fiery storm of comments in the blogosphere far and wide.
A Chance Denied
"Although I can see how a decision like this would be made, if you ask me, they jumped out too early and did not really give Linux a fair chance," charged Thomas Teisberg on the Linux Loop.
On the other hand: "Wal-Mart is not in the business of building new markets for products," countered NoDough on LXer. "They sell products that already have a market. So, to expect them to give any product a chance is a little silly."
And the inevitable: "I bet Microsoft was threatening them," wrote lnxpilot on Slashdot, where almost 300 comments appeared on the topic. "Otherwise, what kind of business discontinues a product that sells out?"
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