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Re: [News] New Sub-notebooks to Cost $176 and Run GNU/Linux Only

On 2009-05-20, wispygalaxy <wispygalaxy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, wispygalaxy belched out
>>   this bit o' wisdom:
>> 
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> iUnika Gyy netbook weighs 1.5 pounds, will cost $176
>>>> 
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Hey, remember the $199 Impulse TNX-9500, the "world's cheapest
>>>> | laptop?" Yeah, it was just the beginning. Say hello to the iUnika Gyy,
>>>> | which manages to shave its price down to ?130 ($176) by using a slower
>>>> | 400MHz MIPS processor and ditching that costly XP license for Linux.
>>>> `----
>>>
>>> Oooh, look at that thing!  The design is cool (black/white contrast). 
>>> But I
>>> don't get why there's a Windows key there.  I hope there's an option to
>>> put
>>> Tux on it.  He's a lot cuter than the Windows logo!  ;-)
>> 
>> The "Windows" key is a sure sign of the Monopoly, isn't it?
>
> It's like a tattoo that is hard to get rid of.  I have a Windows key on my
> laptop.  I could technically scratch it off, but then I'd mess up my
> keyboard with scratch marks.  

They wear off eventually. I've got rid of both the Windows key and the
windows sticker (as well as the intel celeron sticker) off my black IBM
Thinkpad.

-- 
Regards,

Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power

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