The Register schrijft dat Hitachi in Japan 100.000 gratis Windows 98 PC's weggeeft. Zij hopen hiermee de e-commerce in Japan een boost te geven.
The Hitachi deal will operate through third-parties - e-commerce companies will be able to hand over PCs to punters, paying the manufacturer from their own hopefully increased sales. Hitachi's partners will operate membership schemes, so presumably the vendor is after all that juicy demographic and buying pattern data, too. All that's missing is a tie-in with an ISP.
Waarom gebeurt zoiets nou nooit in Nederland?