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The BENQ netbook and EeeBuntu
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| I'm really quite impressed with the little device, I can also run the compiz
| cube, unfortunately with the mouse pad it's a regular pain to work with, so I
| don't bother. As a highly portable laptop, I personally recommend it, or any
| other 10” net book with Linux.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/116744/index.html
My bigger concern with Microsoft - netbooks
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| I’ve already written about how difficult it was to find a good selection of
| Linux-based netbooks, and that discussion included some suspicions that
| Microsoft might be acting like its old self as it tries to stem manufacturer
| and distributor defections from Windows XP and Vista, particularly on
| netbooks. I believe CAOS commentator ObiWanKenobi summed up this sentiment
| well:
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| This ‘not wanting to sell Linux’ may be the result of some ‘carrot or
| stick’ action from Microsoft. M$ (sic) can afford to offer some favorable
| conditions on Windows to sellers who agree ‘not to want to sell Linux.’
| They sustain it for a while, until the competition is strangled. Then
| they raise the prices. This is a classical case of dumping. Waving a big
| stick may be even more effective. Intimidating in a subtle way does not
| cost them anything. Of course, nobody knows about this because it is all
| done secretly.
|
| ‘Not wanting to sell Linux’ manifests itself in many ways. Dell hides
| their Linux PCs on their web site so that you have to look for them by
| using Google. Netbook producers equip their creations with crippled
| versions of Linux which can perform only a few basic functions. Linux can
| be also put on a more expensive hardware version to make them look less
| attractive than their Windows-equipped cousins.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/03/03/my-bigger-concern-with-microsoft-netbooks/
Recent:
One Third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s Sold Run Linux
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| Dell attributes part of the Linux growth to competitive pricing on the Ubuntu
| SKUs. “When you look at the sweet spot for this category it is price
| sensitivity, and Linux enabled us to offer a lower price entry point,” added
| Dell senior product manager John New.
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http://blog.laptopmag.com/one-third-of-dell-inspiron-mini-9s-sold-run-linux
Netbooks Open Linux Window at BETT
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| On the same stand a large screen showed off the design appeal of the latest
| Ubuntu. This includes multiple windows rotating or rescaling. As this is
| better understood some Netbook users may return to Linux. Asustek Chairman
| Jonney Shih has predicted that about 60 percent of Eee PCs to be shipped in
| 2009 will have Windows XP.
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http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=384681&rel_no=1&back_url=
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