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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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