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Written by Michael Salsbury   
Thursday, 20 April 2006

I remember not that long ago when PeoplePC advertised the sale of personal computers, probably used or refurbished ones, at somewhat-lower-than-normal-retail pricing. This, as I recall, was why they were called "PeoplePC"  and not "PeopleInternet" or something along those lines.

 

Today, in 2006, PeoplePC sells AOL-like Internet service. As near as I can tell, that's all they're selling. I can't even find a reference to the fact that they once sold used PCs. Am I imagining it?  I don't think so. They used to run television commercials about it.

 

Here's all the evidence I could find on the Internet.

 

Picture of a truck showing boxes, presumably holding PCs.   (You can't really tell because of the resolution.):

 

And this old scan of an article from PCWorld:

 

 

If you go to the PeoplePC.com web site today, you don't see any reference to the option of getting a PC from them.

 

However, there's some indication that it might still be possible if you're willing to pay for it, at this web page.

 

I went part way through their sign-up process, as far as I could go without actually setting up an account or giving them my real name and number, and I didn't see any reference to buying PCs.

 

I guess I'm not surprised. The days of buying Internet service bundled with PCs are over, I think. A few years ago you'd see deals where you could get a PC "nearly free" if you committed to two years worth of Internet service at some inflated price.


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