2007's most important IT lesson is spelled with an Eee
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| The Eee shows too just how out of date the 'is Linux ready for the desktop?'
| argument is. Yes it is. Anyone can pick up an Eee with its standard Linux
| distro - or with a number of freely available alternatives - and just use it.
| That alone revitalises the 'is this paid-for operating system value for
| money?' question.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006830o-2000331777b,00.htm?new_comment
Yesterday:
Asustek ups Eee PC sales f'cast by two-thirds
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| Asustek had said that it hoped to become the world's fifth-largest laptop PC
| vendor by 2010.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTP4901620071128
Asus Eee PC as 'hard to get your hands on as a Wii'
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| Asus' elfin Eee PC is coming to Japan and it's going to get 16GB of
| solid-state storage, it has been claimed. Meanwhile, in the UK availability
| has reached Wii-like limits, according to insiders.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/12/18/eee_pc_wii_japan/
Related:
Asus Eee PC doing well
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| It appears that this holiday season the gPC is not the only mainstream Linux
| PC to get a lot of attention. The Asus Eee PC, a $400 laptop that runs a
| basic version of Linux, is sold out at Amazon and Best Buy, where it has
| received a 4.5/5 user rating at both places.
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http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/11/24/asus-eee-pc-doing-well/
The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide
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| The sturdy and light weight Asus Eee has captured the hearts and minds of US
| consumers, students and educators. The Eee series has all the features of its
| competitors, but its affordable price is turning heads. The Eee units are
| literally selling off the shelves world-wide.
|
| [...]
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| The popular Eee is not without its critics. IT Wire reports that Asus Eee may
| have misrepresented the Linux loaded capabilities. According to IT Wire, some
| Linux advocates say the Eee uses Xandros a Debian-based distribution that
| charges a license fee and has an agreement with Microsoft similar to the one
| signed by Novell.
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http://www.physorg.com/news115288648.html
Microsoft's Big Problem in a Small Box
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| Vista is a big operating system that demands monster graphics and dual-core
| processors. But what if the market pines for a whole lot less?
|
| [...]
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| The mass move to mobile computing is a destabilizing force and harbinger of
| change. Microsoft's position would be better if Vista didn't demand so much
| when the market wants so little.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/desktop_mobile/microsofts_big_problem_in_a_small_box.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/2sg6xy
Linux is about to take over the low end of PCs
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| Opinion -- Sometimes, several unrelated changes come to a head at the same
| time, with a result no one could have predicted. The PC market is at such a
| tipping point right now and the result will be millions of Linux-powered PCs
| in users' hands.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft will fight this trend tooth and nail. It will cut prices to the
| point where it'll be bleeding ink on some of its product lines. And Windows
| XP is going to stick around much longer than Microsoft ever wanted it to.
| Still, it won't be enough. By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can
| no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice
| of the desktop market pie.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2414535067.html
First Impressions of the Eee PC Laptop from a Public Library Point of View
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| This laptop changes the rules of the game. It brings portable computing power
| within the financial reach of millions more people. This laptop brings hope
| and expands the world of possibilities.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/communityvoices/archives/2007/12/first_impressio.html
Review: Asus Eee laptop PC
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| In all then, the Eee PC looks set to transform the world of mobile computing.
| It offers the most usable interface we’ve seen so far on a device of this
| size, is portable enough to take with you everywhere you go, and costs half
| the price of a traditional budget laptop. What’s not to like?
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http://www.absolutegadget.com/20071216984/reviews/mobile-computing/review-asus-eee-laptop-pc.html
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