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Linux boosted by netbook demand
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| THE GROWING MARKET for netbooks is helping drive Linux adoption around the
| world according to a new report from star-gazers at Forrester.
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| The report, Netbooks are the third PC form factor, reckons Netbooks have
| driven adoption of Linux all over the place, except - naturally - in the USA.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/265/1050265/linux-boosted-by-netbook-demand
Netbook sales driving Linux adoption
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| "While Linux-based netbooks have not gained much consumer acceptance in the
| US, their success varies greatly by geographical market. In developing
| countries, Linux-based Eee PCs have fared better," said Forrester analyst J P
| Gownder.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2233381/netbooks-sales-driving-linux
Recent:
WiMAX deal "clears" Linux for takeoff
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| Clearwire Corp. announced that it has completed a $14.5 billion transaction
| with Sprint Nextel to combine their Mobile WiMAX broadband services. The
| merger of the two largest WiMAX services may accelerate deployments crucial
| to the success of Linux MIDs, netbooks, and other devices.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4759851685.html
10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook for Free
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| OpenOffice Whether your netbook is Linux- or Windows-based, one of the best
| free downloads you can get is this suite of open-source productivity
| applications. OpenOffice includes lightweight but robust applications that
| compete with the expensive Microsoft Office alternatives: Writer (word
| processing), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentations), Base (database),
| Draw (diagram creator) and Math (editor for math formulas).
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http://gigaom.com/2008/12/02/10-ways-to-trick-out-your-netbook/
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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