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ASUS Eee PC 901
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| While we love the hardware and build quality that makes up the ASUS Eee PC
| 901, we are not exactly fond of the Xandros Linux operating system that
| powers this notebook. The improvements done by ASUS to this Linux
| distribution make it very easy to use, but for anyone that has any level of
| expertise with Linux or even an experienced computer user may find this
| operating system too limited. ASUS doesn't block access to the terminal or
| prevent you from adding in additional Debian package repositories, but if you
| intend on customizing the Xandros installation you might as well switch to
| the distribution of your choice.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=asus_eee_901&num=1
Acer Aspire One Linux OS
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| Last week we looked at one of the better Netbooks around - the Acer Aspire
| One. There are currently two versions of this model in the market - the
| Windows XP-based version, which we recently tested, and a lower-priced
| Linux-based one.
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| Today we'll look at the highly customized Operating System in the Aspire One,
| which claims to make Linux user-friendly for the common man.
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http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Acer_Aspire_One_Linux_OS/551-92570-616.html
"There's a lot of Linux out there -- much more than Microsoft generally signals
publicly -- and their customers are using it..."
--Paul DeGroot, a Directions On Microsoft analyst.
Yesterday:
The rise of the all-conquering Liliputer
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| The number of models of "Liliputer" - low-cost ultraportable PCs running
| Windows or Linux - has exploded to more than 100 in less than a year,
| according to Liliputing.com, a site put together by the freelance journalist
| Brad Linder.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/olpc.linux
Related:
How will Linux win the OS wars? From the bottom up!
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| So therefore, best way to win the war of the operating systems is not to go
| after the high end market.
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=352
Low-cost laptops make PC makers mull margins
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| “Computers have been an exception. If you look at consumer electronics, a DVD
| player was about $800 10 years ago – now they sell for $20,” she says. “The
| [computer] industry has been able to keep the price flat by focusing on
| gazillion-gigahertz machines running really bloated software and that’s
| worked for years since the IBM PC revolution.”
|
| [...]
|
| OLPC found a strong uptake for a “give one, get one” campaign it launched in
| North America in November. It discovered consumers were willing to pay $400
| for an XO – the price meant another XO would be given free to a
| developing-world child. It is now launching OLPC America to extend the cheap
| laptop concept for children in the US.
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfba14f4-cf64-11dc-854a-0000779fd2ac.html
Linux Has Won, Windows is Gone
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| Sorry Windows you have already lost this battle. There is no way to reverse
| this and no amount of incentives that Microsoft can offer to convince people
| and governments that they will be safe if they switch back to Windows. Lets
| be honest here for a moment. Would your trust America's nuclear technologies
| to be run on Windows? What happens when it bluescreens, yeah you get my point
| don't you?
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http://linuxhow2.com/News/Linux_Has_Won_Windows_is_Gone.html
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