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Microsoft's Netbook Woes Also Mean Linux Yays ... Right?
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| When Microsoft specifically cited netbook PCs as a big reason for its
| weakening sales, the "L word" didn't get mentioned by name -- but it wasn't
| difficult to tell this was the flip side of that news tidbit about
| Linux-equipped netbooks being returned. So what's this mean for Win7 vs.
| Linux in what is fast becoming the battleground for the new desktop?
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/01/microsofts_netb.html
New features in the upcoming Easy Peasy 2.0 release
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| Easy Peasy (netbook optimized Ubuntu Linux) which was released a few weeks
| ago will have a few nice new features in the upcoming 2.0 release, according
| to developer Jon Ramvi.
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http://eeepc.itrunsonlinux.com/the-news/1-latest-news/263-new-features-in-the-upcoming-easy-peasy-20
Netbooks hit right spot for schoolchildren
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| Netbooks typically range in price from just over $300 to $800, depending
| largely on the size of the screen and other extra features such as a bundled
| wireless broadband plan for connecting to the internet when out of the house.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/biztech/netbooks-hit-right-spot-for-schoolchildren/2009/01/28/1232818513771.html
http://tinyurl.com/d9gduj
Microsoft is in serious trouble.
They have already dropped margins nearly to $0 (in sub-notebooks). Mark
Shuttleworth heard from a credible source that it's the same in desk/laptops.
With an 11% decline, let the denial carry on. Beyond dumping there is not much
more that even a monopolist can do (bar bribery).
Recent:
is there a long-term future for the netbook?
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| The retail impact of Linux in the netbook market has been huge, with many
| retailers reporting that Linux based netbooks were taking up 40% or more of
| their notebook class shipments.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-there-long-term-future-for-netbook.html
Linux Carried Along on Netbooks Wave
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| Morvay revealed to Linux Magazine Online that there were no specific figures
| for Linux netbook sales, but that it lay somewhere in the 40th percentile.
| Even though this figure seems a little high, it is known that many of the
| world's netbooks have Linux on board since their first inception 18 months
| ago.
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| For example, notebooks with Linux make up about 5.5% of the notebook market
| in Germany...
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http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/online/news/linux_carried_along_on_netbooks_wave
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