____/ bbgruff on Friday 06 June 2008 19:40 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Linux success on UMPCs nudges Microsoft’s XP strategy
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | To that point, Ubuntu is releasing a UMPC-only version of Ubuntu 8.04
>> | called Ubuntu Netbook Remix for Intel Atom-based netbooks and UMPCs.
>> | Because many current users of Linux-powered UMPCs may not even know
>> | they’re using open source, the hope is that more obvious “branding” will
>> | result in more people willing to run Linux on their primary PCs.
>> `----
>>
>> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=218
>
> So Ubuntu is releasing what amounts to "Yet Another Linux Distro" - just like
> that? In a matter of weeks? To fulfill a need?
>
> Hmmm.... remember all those troll-postings about all those Linux distros?
> Perhaps this is the "why"?
> In fact, I get the impression that (in effect) several maunufacturers are
> releasing their own Linux distros!
> - and by comparison, MS decides to extend the sale of a 7-year-old OS?
> Hmmmm.....
Its 'new' embedded offering is based on XP too. It's getting embarrassing.
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