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Netbooks open door to Windows alternatives
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| But the contest may still be in the early innings. The expected release of
| laptops running Google Inc's (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Linux-based
| Android operating system -- which many including Microsoft are predicting --
| would inject fresh competition into the market.
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| Chris Kenyon, director of business development at Canonical, said that light,
| portable, Web-centric netbooks are the "sweet spot" for the Ubuntu operating
| system, which Canonical sponsors.
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http://in.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idINN0947343520090309
Recent:
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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