For whatever reason, Wal-Mart customers just aren't feeling Linux. Four months after the retail chain began stocking the uber-cheap $200 Everex "Green gPC," the chain has declared the experiment a failure despite selling out of the Linux PCs.

"This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," a Wal-Mart spokeswoman told the AP, adding that the retail chain has decided not to restock the gPC.

While Wal-Mart will cease selling Linux-based PCs on store shelves, Walmart.com will continue to offer the gPC and other Linux-based systems, including the gPC2 (also $200) and the Everex CloudBook ($400).

Apparently, that's OK with Paul Kim, brand manager for Everex, who said the selling the gPC online was "significantly more effective" anyway.

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