The Jonney Machine
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| Asustek decided that the Windows operating system was out of the question.
| The licensing costs would have been the most expensive part of the computer.
| So it decided to use Linux and build its own user interface, and that became
| the most time-consuming part of the project.
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http://members.forbes.com/global/2007/1112/024a.html
Related:
Windows XP will double the price of Asustek's Eee PC
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| Adding Windows XP to Asustek Computer's Eee PC will double the price of the
| low-cost laptop compared to existing versions running Linux.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/103007-windows-xp-will-double-the.html
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
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| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
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