idea: a managed linux distribution, for weak users

[Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO]

There is an untapped market of people that feel they are too stupid to
even own a PC.  Microsoft was too early with the WebTV idea and too
expensive.   Other problem was that the WebTV stuff blocked the TV
watching.   It would be cool to have a separate PC that could send
stupid videos from Gootube to the TV so everyone could watch some punk
hurt himself.

Brian Kelsay


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From: Monty J. Harder
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:27 PM



On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <billycrook at gmail.com> wrote:



	There are a number of lightweight, cheap computers that fit on
the
	back of a monitor and netboot for this sort of thing.  Cheap
enough to
	rent out to people at a $5 a month, upcharge from the regular
	connection package.


Actually, it wouldn't have to be an "upcharge".  If you can get TW to
sell the Internet access at "wholesale" rates, in exchange for the
volume and offloading of support and billing, you could offer a "free
computer"; pricing the combined package at the same as standard RR
rates.  The question is whether the centralized management would make
the support economical enough to be profitable.

In which case, TW would do it themselves.

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