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Netbooks Primed To Push Linux Into Mainstream
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| Microsoft was late to realize the impact of Linux on netbooks. In Microsoft's
| first quarter earnings call in October, executives chalked up a four-point
| shortfall in Windows client revenue to netbooks, many of which ship with XP
| Home. Earlier this year, Microsoft extended the OEM deadline for selling XP
| Home on netbooks to June 30, 2010.
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| In response to the netbook threat, Microsoft has drastically slashed the
| price of XP, according to solution providers.
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| "Microsoft was terrified, because for the first time, Linux on the desktop
| was actually starting to get some traction in their sweet spot," said one
| solution provider, who requested anonymity.
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http://www.crn.com/hardware/212201147
Tiny PCs, tiny prices, big headaches
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| The open-source Linux operating system costs less (as in zero) and provides
| far better security. And as it’s set up on the Acer, Asus and Dell, it
| features all the basic tools you might need: the Firefox browser, music and
| photo tools, and the Microsoft-compatible OpenOffice productivity suite.
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http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081213/TECH/712136816/-1/BIZ
Recent:
is there a long-term future for the netbook?
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| The retail impact of Linux in the netbook market has been huge, with many
| retailers reporting that Linux based netbooks were taking up 40% or more of
| their notebook class shipments.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-there-long-term-future-for-netbook.html
Linux Carried Along on Netbooks Wave
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| Morvay revealed to Linux Magazine Online that there were no specific figures
| for Linux netbook sales, but that it lay somewhere in the 40th percentile.
| Even though this figure seems a little high, it is known that many of the
| world's netbooks have Linux on board since their first inception 18 months
| ago.
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| For example, notebooks with Linux make up about 5.5% of the notebook market
| in Germany...
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/linux_carried_along_on_netbooks_wave
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