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Virus Alert: ASUS Recalls Eee Box PCs In Japan
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| Taiwan's ASUSTek Computer has announced a recall of its Eee Box PCs that were
| sold in Japan because they contain a virus.
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| The virus, known as recycled.exe, resides on the D drive of the machine and
| once opened, the virus will be activated and copy itself to the C drive as
| well as any other removable or USB drives. Affected by the virus, the running
| of the computer will become slow and it may download harmful malware programs
| from the Internet.
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http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/10/14/7729-virus-alert-asus-recalls-eee-box-pcs-in-japan/
So that only leaves GNU/Linux.
Recent:
Eee-Box: Mini Desktop Doubles RAM in its Linux Version
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| The Eee Box B202, with an Intel Atom N270 CPU at 1.6 GHz, is available at
| around $300 for the Windows XP version with 1 GByte RAM and an 80-Gbyte hard
| drive. The Linux/Easy OS version, for about the same price, has twice the
| power at 2 Gbyte RAM and a 160-Gbyte drive.
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/news/eee_box_mini_desktop_doubles_ram_in_its_linux_version/
ASUS Eee Box gets unboxed in Australia at last!
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| While the Windows version comes with an 80GB hard drive, the Linux version
| could come with an SSD instead, as with the Eee Notebooks, but Carr couldn’t
| confirm absolutely at this stage – clearly decisions on Linux specs are still
| being made.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20000/1105/1/0/
More evidence of Microsoft "tying up" the Asus EeePC
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| Then, one of the makers of Netbooks will release a fantastic product using
| the paid Ubuntu/Netbook Remix, which will make us all forget about the EeePC
| — or, maybe we’ll remember it as one of the makers which used GNU/Linux in
| order to launch a product, and then gave in to Microsoft’s pressure.
|
| The real question is: will the next maker manage to resist Microsoft’s
| pressure? Or will everybody end up closely tied up with Microsoft?
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/more_evidence_microsoft_tying_up_the_asus_eeepc
Microsoft worried over Linux ULPCs
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| An un-named Microsoft official quoted in the original article claims that
| manufacturers currently offering Linux on their low-cost devices “have made
| some good inroads with open-source, and Microsoft wants to put a stop to it.”
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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/12/microsoft-worried-over-linux-ulpcs/1
Feeling the heat at Microsoft
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| If I ask you who is Microsoft's biggest competitor now, who would it be?
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| Ballmer: Open...Linux. I don't want to say open source. Linux, certainly have
| to go with that.
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http://www.news.com/Feeling-the-heat-at-Microsoft/2008-1012_3-6232458.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc
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
Acer bets big on Linux
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| Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its laptops and
| netbooks.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2218172/acer-pushes-linux-hard
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
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