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World's cheapest Linux-based laptop?
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| A Hong Kong-based manufacturer is shipping a Linux-based ultra-mini PC (UMPC)
| laptop for only $250 ($180 in volume), which appears to give it the lowest
| price yet for a Linux laptop. Bestlink's Alpha 400 offers a 400MHz CPU and a
| 7-inch, truecolor display.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9047481010.html
Not even dumping (Windows XP for $18) can stop better software from being used.
Recent:
Microsoft stock drops amid slumping sales
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| Microsoft Corp., whose Windows software dominates the personal-computer
| market, fell 6.2 percent Fridayin Nasdaq trading after sales slumped, casting
| doubt on whether PC demand can hold up in a slowing economy. The software
| maker reported a 24 percent drop in sales of Windows last quarter and
| forecast earnings that may miss analysts' estimates.
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| [...]
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| "The risk is that Linux gets a foothold and then affects their long-term
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| revenue significantly."
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_9061263
Microsoft's SEC filing
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| A prominent example of open source software is the Linux operating system
| [...] To the extent open source software gains increasing market acceptance,
| sales of our products may decline, we may have to reduce the prices we charge
| for our products, and revenue and operating margins may consequently decline.
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http://www. microsoft.com/msft/SEC/default.mspx
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