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Micron, Prodigy, Linux join "free PC" trend

The mind meld of PC makers and Internet service providers gathers steam as more participants join the fray.

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The mind meld of PC makers and Internet service providers chugs along as more participants join the fray.

"We all have to come to grips with the fact that the Web is rapidly transforming the PC business."

- Joel Kocher, Micron CEO

 


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CompUSA joins the "free PC" subsidy craze
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