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[News] Mobile Devices a Route to Linux Adoption on Desktops

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Rock star Linux: remixed, unplugged and live

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| In my view, it’s moves like these which are going to increase Linux 
| penetration faster than the efforts of Linux evangelists who persuade friends 
| and family to try making a switch from their current operating system. Such 
| ultraportables provide no complexities or barriers in getting up and running. 
| You don’t need to partition disks, lose your existing setup or put any effort 
| in.     
| 
| In many ways this is akin to PalmOS and the Windows Mobile platforms. Unlike 
| a traditional computer which serves as a generic platform that requires 
| purposes and software to be useful, such ultraportables and personal digital 
| assistants (PDAs) and smartphones become the reason in themself; it just so 
| happens they are powered by a specific underlying operating system.    
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18663/1141/

Contains proprietary bits though.


Recent:

Hands on with the Ubuntu Netbook Remix

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| Canonical is positioning itself to take the lead on software in the
| subnotebook market, but a big piece of the puzzle is still absent: customers.
| Although Canonical is working closely with Intel on reference designs, there
| is no word yet about potential commercial adopters for the Netbook Remix. No
| major OEMs have revealed plans to use it yet and Canonical is still actively
| looking for new partners in the hardware space. Regardless of whether it gets
| picked up by hardware makers like Asus, it is sure to be a big hit with
| Ubuntu's fans. The fact that so many users are installing the regular desktop
| version of Ubuntu on their Eee laptops is strong indication that there is
| demand for Ubuntu on subnotebooks.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080604-hands-on-with-the-ubuntu-netbook-remix.html
http://tinyurl.com/3laf8b


The Ultimate Ultraportable?

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| As I've noted a number of times, I think the appearance of the ultraportable
| platform will provide a huge boost for GNU/Linux among ordinary users, and
| prove to be a watershed in the history of open source. The combination of
| ultraportable form factor with Ubuntu's ease-of-use will only magnify that
| effect. And if the rumours about Dell's new mini Inspiron running Ubuntu
| (presumably the Netbook Remix) prove correct, we could be witnessing the
| birth of the ultimate ultraportable.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=870&blogid=14


Last week:

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
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