linux in walmart

walmart is, oddly, the perfect environment to deploy linux for the masses. Check the Wired article about a nice$200 desktop available at walmart.
Given the typical walmart consumer, this is akin to the famous olpc initiative, although in a much ambitious scale; I can almost see the throngs of low income consumers opting for open source.
And what is enlightenment?

By using the fast Enlightenment desktop manager … the makers say it’s more responsive than Vista is, even on more powerful computers.

There is even a list of where to get that little monster!

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