Man, Wal-Mart will sell anything
Sun Desktop Shines on Wal-Mart with Discount Boxes
By Peter Galli
March 30, 2004
MENLO PARK—Sun Microsystems Inc. got its wish: its Microsoft Windows alternative Java Desktop System is now available preloaded, on Microtel Computer Systems Inc. hardware, and available for sale at discount retailer Wal-Mart.
"We now have an active relationship with Microtel," Jonathan Schwartz, the executive vice president of Sun's software group, told reporters at a software day at its campus here.
"Sun is a technology provider and our Java Desktop System is now preloaded on Microtel hardware and available for sale at Wal-Mart for under $300 a system. The Microtel SYSWM8001 PC, with an AMD [Advanced Micro Devices Inc.] Duron 1.6GHz chip and no floppy drive can be bought for $298 from Wal-Mart now," he said.
