After spending years rubbishing personal computers (in favour of "network computers") and years rubbishing Linux (hopelessly inferior to Sun's own Solaris version of Unix), Sun seems to have seen the light and done a U-turn on both views, at least at the low end of the market. It now plans to offer a Linux PC.However, it is unlikely to reach any geek homes. According to CNet, Sun's idea is sell packages of 100 network-dependent PCs, including 5-years' support, for $300,000.
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