BuyPogo.Com Announces $299 and $599 Consumer Linux Computers to Compete with Microsoft, Dell, Compaq, and VA Linux

Business Wire, July 21, 1999

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999--

BuyPogo.Com now offers the reliability and power of the Linux operating system at an affordable price by announcing a new line of Linux PCs, the $299 Pogo and the $599 Pogo Pro, sold through its web site, (http://www.buypogo.com). Customers are now able to enjoy the stability and efficiency featured in Linux without spending thousands of dollars.

"Our Pogo line is the cornerstone of our efforts to make Linux accessible by all users, regardless of technical knowledge or finances," said BuyPogo.Com co-founder Tim Lee. "By competitively pricing our products and backing it up with a warranty and a money back guarantee, our customers can enjoy the inalienable right bestowed upon all of us to choose powerful, yet affordable, computing."

BuyPogo.Com is one of the few companies that offers affordable Linux computers that are pre-configured to function right out of the box as web servers, Internet connection sharing servers, and file server. The company seeks to further bridge the gap between consumers and Linux by including WordPerfect 8.0 from COREL (Nasdaq: CORL) (Toronto: COR.TO) and Netscape Communicator 4.6 from AOL (NYSE: AOL). In addition, BuyPogo.Com is focused on customer satisfaction by offering a 30-day money back guarantee, one year warranty, and a knowledgeable technical support staff. Other companies that also offer Linux workstations or servers include DELL (Nasdaq: DELL), COMPAQ (Nasdaq: CPQ), Penguin Computing, and VA Linux Systems.

BuyPogo.Com is a Linux hardware company that strives to pioneer Linux onto the networks residing in homes and small businesses around the world by offering affordable Linux computers. "We are well positioned to cater to the growing needs of consumers and small-businesses who crave the network versatility and dependability of Unix, but desire the popularity and value of Linux," said Arash Keshmirian, co-founder.

About BuyPogo.Com

Founded in 1999, BuyPogo.Com is dedicated to providing Linux computers that are affordable, powerful, and reliable. The company is located in Palo Alto, California, and is privately held.

About Linux

Linux is a free operating system similar to Unix that has become a major competitor to MICROSOFT (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows. According to International Data Corporation, Linux has accumulated more than 10 million users. Numerous major high tech companies are offering Linux products and have invested in Linux: DELL (Nasdaq: DELL); COMPAQ (NYSE: CPQ); ORACLE (Nasdaq: ORCL); HEWLETT-PACKARD (NYSE: HWP); COREL (Nasdaq: CORL; Toronto: COR.TO); IBM (NYSE: IBM).