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Sears One-Ups Wal-Mart with $185 Linux PC
We have a new reigning champion in the competition for the world's cheapest desktop computer. Sears.com is now selling a Mirus-built, Linux-based desktop PC for $285. We know, we know -- what about the OLPC XO or the Wal-Mart Everex Green PC?" ) Well, friends, what makes the Sears Mirus PC cheaper, for a limited time anyway, is a $100 mail-in rebate, making it total out to $185, which is $15 cheaper than the Green PC and $3 cheaper than the XO.

The Intel Celeron-based system also comes with 1-gigabyte of memory, giving it significantly more horsepower than anything else out at this price point.

The Mirus is part of a larger trend towards low cost, low power, Linux-running systems (Linux is an open-source operating system that's generally more stable than Windows and Mac operating systems). The OLPC XO, the Asus Eee, the Green PC, and the upcoming Intel powered MIDs are all aimed at users who just need typical daily computer functions such as word processing, image and music management, and Web access. Linux already owns the server market (almost every Web site you visit is sitting on a Linux-based server), and is now beginning to make a mark on the low-cost PC market.

If things continue along this route, 2008 will be the year that Linux finally becomes a household word.

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