Intel offers Classmate PC to vendors in developed countries
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| In addition to versions for consumers, running either Linux or Windows, the
| laptop will be available in configurations, complete with educational
| software, aimed at schools in developed countries, he said.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032001577.html
Another new review of a couple (running only GNU/Linux):
Review: Zonbu Zonbook and gOS Cloudbook
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| The UMPC market certainly has appeal. The Via Nanobook design is quirky and
| appealing. It just needs some hacker love. Meanwhile, Everex has hinted at
| a "Developer" version, possibly with a touchscreen. Maybe it will even use
| Via's next-generation 64-bit Isaiah processor -- who knows? The UMPC market
| is just beginning, and there's lots of exciting times (and late night
| compiles) ahead.
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http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT6425549202.html
Related:
Microsoft Unveils New Linux Hate Site
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| "Get the Facts" is not completely killed off! In the source code of the
| poorly coded table based design here...
| We found this:
|
| [...]
|
| An alt tag for a header image still reads "alt="Get the Facts""
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http://www.ivirtuaforums.com/microsoft-unveils-new-linux-hate-site-t10783.html
Cheap Laptops Bad for Vista, Good for Linux
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| The good news for everyone is that you can get a good, solid laptop for under
| a grand these days. The bad news for Vista users is that many of those
| laptops, even though they're sold with Vista, have nothing like enough
| resources to run Vista decently.
|
| [...]
|
| Total additional cost? About a buck for the burnable DVD for the Linux
| distribution. It's not a matter of "if," it's a matter of when we're going to
| see more Linux-powered laptops.
|
| Do the math. Vista doesn't work for today's laptop market. XP and Linux do.
| It's really that simple.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2222308,00.asp
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