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Asus goes official on extended Eee PC line-up
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| The 900 16G likewise matches the 900, but this time both Windows XP and Linux
| versions have 16GB of solid-state storage to play with - the 900 offered 20GB
| with Linux and 12GB with XP.
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| Both 900 and 900 16G use an Intel Celeron M 353 processor. Not so the 900A,
| which uses a 1.6GHz Atom N270 instead. It will be offered in 8GB and 16GB SSD
| forms - the existing Atom-based 901 has, like the 900, 12GB with XP or 20GB
| with Linux. The 900A will only be offered with Linux.
|
| And it'll come in a purple casing.
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| All of the 900-something machines come with 1GB of RAM. The 904HD comes with
| 2GB if you opt for Linux; 1GB if you go for XP. It's a 900 with an 80GB hard
| drive instead of an SSD. Its casing design is that of the 901, even though
| it's innards are those of the 900.
|
| [...]
|
| Whereas the 1000H comes with 1GB of memory no matter what OS you prefer, the
| 1000HD comes with 1GB when you pick XP, and 2GB when you go for Linux.
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| Surely the extra memory would be more use to Windows users?
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/08/14/eee_line_extended/
Recent:
More evidence of Microsoft "tying up" the Asus EeePC
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| Then, one of the makers of Netbooks will release a fantastic product using
| the paid Ubuntu/Netbook Remix, which will make us all forget about the EeePC
| — or, maybe we’ll remember it as one of the makers which used GNU/Linux in
| order to launch a product, and then gave in to Microsoft’s pressure.
|
| The real question is: will the next maker manage to resist Microsoft’s
| pressure? Or will everybody end up closely tied up with Microsoft?
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/more_evidence_microsoft_tying_up_the_asus_eeepc
Microsoft worried over Linux ULPCs
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| An un-named Microsoft official quoted in the original article claims that
| manufacturers currently offering Linux on their low-cost devices “have made
| some good inroads with open-source, and Microsoft wants to put a stop to it.”
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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/12/microsoft-worried-over-linux-ulpcs/1
Feeling the heat at Microsoft
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| If I ask you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
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| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc
Otellini: 'MID revolution will be centred round Linux'
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| Intel CEO says Microsoft's insistence on pushing Vista will hand market to
| open source rival
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| Intel's CEO has said that he sees the revolution that is about to happen
| around mobile internet devices (MID) such as the Eee PC and other Atom-based
| sub-notebooks will be "centred round Linux", in an interview with Associated
| Press.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29939/Otellini-MID-revolution-will-be-centred-round-Linux
Acer bets big on Linux
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| Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its laptops and
| netbooks.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2218172/acer-pushes-linux-hard
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
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