HP rolls out ultra-low priced PC in China

[maclamb]

saw this on cnn:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/12/10/tech.china.hp.reut/index.html

I wonder if Apple can/will try to compete in this market.
Be interesting how low they can sell an emac...

 

[wordmunger]

I saw an article a while back about mac users in China. A very small, very dedicated group. Right now, a Mac is definitely a luxury item most Chinese can't afford.

BTW, I'm surprised HP is going with freeDOS and not linux. I guess they aim to sell additional software and feel it's better to go with something a little more distant from the open-source mainstream.

 

[Sun Baked]

BTW, I'm surprised HP is going with freeDOS and not linux. I guess they aim to sell additional software and feel it's better to go with something a little more distant from the open-source mainstream.

I'm not, considering the bootleg versions of Windows can most likely be had for peanuts on the street.

Most likely it's about selling a decent volume of cheap PCs, and letting MS deal with the pirated copies of Windows that land on them.

Of course HP wouldn't ever write that down in a memo or e-mail.