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Earlier today while watching TV, I saw a commercial for Webbooks [1,2,3,4],
which run Ubuntu Remix. They are described on telly as "user-friendly" and
they are given 'for free' now, provided one signs a contract. This seems
similar to what they intend to do in the US, as reported just days ago [5]. In
Canada, when opening a bank account, you can get a free GNU/Linux laptop [6].
How things have changed. No wonder GNU/Linux scares Microsoft the most [7] and
has the company's value eroding by about 30% in less than a year [8].
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[1] Ubuntu & webbook now available online at CPW
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| Good news!
|
| When we first announced the Elonex webbook, you could only get the Ubuntu
| version by visiting one of Carphone Warehouse’s bricks-and-mortar shops.
| Online they only had the old XP version listed.
|
| Today that has changed. Now you can order a webbook, with Ubuntu
| pre-installed without having to go out at all!
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http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/08/08/ubuntu-webbook-now-available-online-at-cpw/
[2] Elonex Webbook notebook review
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| With consumers snapping up netbooks faster than companies can make them, what
| makes Elonex think it has the solution with the Webbook? We took a closer
| look to find out.
|
| Available from Carphone Warehouse the Elonex Webbook offers a 10.2-inch
| screen, 1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor, comes with an almost full-sized keyboard
| and measures 252 x 183 x 31.8mm.
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http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/3346/4370/elonex-webbook-notebook-netbook-review.phtml
http://tinyurl.com/6fok5k
[3] Say hello to the webbook
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| The really cool thing about the webbook is the software. The webbok comes
| pre-loaded with Ubuntu 8.04.1 and some new software written especially for
| this application that delivers broadband connectivity over 3G Mobile
| networks.
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http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/07/24/say-hello/
[4] Desperate demand for the Elonex webbook
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| =========================================
| Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008
| From: alan c
| To: British Ubuntu Talk
|
| Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Desperately seeking Ubuntu Webbook - with Bolt
| Cutters!
|
| In Bracknell, the Carphone Warehouse Webbook (Elonex) with preinstalled
| Ubuntu which is included in one of CPW’s deals is in such extraordinary
| demand that the recent display item in CPW Bracknell Princess Square
| shopping mall was stolen last week by desperate people using *bolt
| cutters*!
|
| The many larger laptops with Vista installed were left untouched. Sad eh?
| Even thieves don’t want Vista.
|
| The Webbook was secured using a kensington similar stranded wire lock, so
| I guess the culprits even had some angle grinding to do later, to remove
| the lock itself.
|
| The desperate act took place in a normal shopping day in broad daylight,
| and the miscreants were seen making off at speed, unencumbered by
| antivirus or other unnecessary items which might have slowed them down!
|
| Like most shopping malls, there is security video in operation, I trust
| that it will be put to good use.
| =========================================
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http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/08/26/desperate-demand-for-the-elonex-webbook/
[5] Netbooks free with cellular contract?
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| LG Electronics announced a netbook that sports aWish list: 10 improvements
| for KDE 4.2 built-in HSPA (high speed packet access) modem, and may be
| available from carriers in subsidized form. The X110 has a 1.6GHz Atom
| processor, 10-inch screen, 80GB or 120GB hard drive, 802.11b/g, and a wired
| Ethernet port, says LG.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4798022680.html
[6] Canadian bank hands out free Eee PCs
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| Sure, it's only the 7-inch, 2GB version, but it still runs Xandros way better
| than this solar calculator we got from our bank.
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/canadian-bank-hands-out-free-eee-pcs/
[7] [Ballmer scared of Linux]
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| CNET: "If I ask you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it
| be?"
|
| [Steve 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
[8] Microsoft loses 90 Billion Dollars
http://slated.org/microsoft_loses_90_billion_dollars
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