Wired seems excited about Everex’s $200 Linux PC–and why not, because it is an interesting little item!

Members of the OpenOffice community had predicted that cost pressures would eventually break Microsoft’s hold on the most price-sensitive part of the PC market, leading to OEMs installing OpenOffice on their machines. Everex did so earlier this year for the models they sell at Wal-Mart, and the last I heard, Wal-Mart was planning to require OOo on all the computer brands it sells.

The newest Everex innovation takes its commitment to open source one step further. A customized version of Ubuntu Linux helps the gPC to break the $200 barrier, the first for a retail personal computer.

After their initial post, Wired got even closer to the gPC with a hands-on review. And they like it!

Edit: Slashdot announces Wal-Mart has already sold out its stock of gPCs!

Our friends at Zareason also sell the gPC at the same price point.

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