> In fact, there used to be a product on the
> market called "Lindows" which was just that - a PC with Linux (plus graphic
> interface) - but it died, I guess due to insufficient demand.
No, it didn't die. Microsoft sued the company for breach of trademark, lost the suit, then paid the company $24 million to change the name to Linspire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._Lindows
Linspire still exists and appears to be flourishing but it is just the OS; you have to buy the box elsewhere.
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Colin Brace
Amsterdam