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Re: Acer bets big on Linux; boot time, battery life better

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____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Friday 12 September 2008 19:52 : \____

> <Quote>
> Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its
> laptops and netbooks....
> 
> Its flavour of Linux will boot in 15 seconds compared to minutes for
> Windows, and the open source operating system can extend battery life
> from five to seven hours.
> </Quote>
> 
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2218172/acer-pushes-linux-hard

I'm aware of companies that do a bulk order of these (for the staff). Microsoft
is trying to use the Gartner types to muddy the water.

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