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____/ bbgruff on Sunday 17 August 2008 21:38 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> H-P has reportedly looked into the same thing [+], but there's no
>> announcement just yet. It's the largest OEM, AFAIK.
>>
>> Big announcement coming from NVidia later this month, IIRC. Good times for
>> FOSS!
>> ___
>>
>> [+] SplashTop Linux On HP, Dell Notebooks?
>>
>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=splashtop_voodoo&num=1
>
> This is Linux By Stealth, isn't it?
>
> If H.P. join Dell in this, most of the new laptops could soon be carrying an
> Instant On Linux.
Yes, they have to. H-P and Dell are very competitive. Dell now offers added
value. H-P must match or top them with some Luuuunix. :-)
> When that happens, some of the silly moans we get here are going to look even
> sillier:-
>
> - The average guy can't install it?
>
> - What's an ISO?
>
> - Linux destroyed my hard drive?
>
> - They won't let my daughter use it at school?
>
> - You have to be a geek to be able to use it?
>
> - What about the fonts and screen resolution?
>
> - No GUI - all from a green monitor?
>
> - You have to know all those cryptic codes?
>
> - Doesn't support the H/W?
>
> - Wireless networking is a nightmare?
Very much the opposite now. Windows will commit malware suicide while Linux,
which is in a pristine state, will /always/ work and remain simple.
> It's going to be amusing:-)
> Even more amusing when a hundred million folks are using it, mostly without
> knowing what it is, for 90% of the time they use a laptop - and asking why
> their "full" OS can't work like this.....:-)
Lady: "what's Linux?"
Salesmen: "It's that thing that was running on your Dell laptop for the past 2
years?"
Lady: "Oh, you mean that thing I escaped to when Windows didn't boot?"
Salesmen: "Yes, but this one is much more versatile, and much cheaper too."
Lady: "I'll have 3!!"
People are scared of things unless they try them. Dell will force-feed Linux.
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~~ Best of wishes
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