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Kids belong on Linux netbooks
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| Recently, fellow Computerworld blogger, Preston Gralla wrote about a Lenovo
| analyst who felt that Windows 7 will dominate netbooks, and Linux will fade
| away. Of course, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols responded that Linux does have a
| future on netbooks.
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| But they are all addressing adults. When you instead focus on children, it
| seems pretty clear. Kids belong on Linux, specifically on netbooks running
| Linux.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/kids_belong_on_linux_netbooks
Linux vs Windows - which is the better netbook OS?
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| Yes, Linux has a perfectly good (although slightly complex) image editor in
| GIMP but if Adobe decides to pump out a version of Photoshop for Linux, all
| of a sudden, Linux becomes a palatable option. Linux can already do
| everything else and while Linux hardheads will continue to push the “open
| source” mantra for this OS, the average consumer couldn’t care less and
| likely doesn’t know what open-source means anyway.
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http://netbookknowhow.com/?p=612
Recent:
math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining winner!
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| Windows XP is basically gone, so an OEM license is worth 20 USD for a
| manufacturer, no problem at all. Windows 7 for Netbooks is the same as all
| other Windows 7 variants - no lean, light, vlighted, 7lited or whatever. Just
| a Starter version like in Windows Vista which gives you the "power" to run
| maximum 3 applications at the same time. Where again is the advantage? Oh
| yes, now Windows 7 Starter crippled edition costs a bit more than 20 USD for
| OEM, I would say around 99 USD after discounts, tax not included or did you
| think MS stops earning money?
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012288o-2000637757b,00.htm
Reports: Microsoft Cripples Windows 7 Starter Edition in Hopes of Netbook
Upgrades
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| With Windows 7 Microsoft is releasing cheap versions of its OS for netbooks,
| but faces the challenge of getting customers to buy pricier versions
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http://www.dailytech.com/Reports+Microsoft+Cripples+Windows+7+Starter+Edition+in+Hopes+of+Netbook+Upgrades/article14532.htm
Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache
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| This time, as Microsoft readies Windows 7, the company is planning a basic
| version, as well as more expensive editions that are also targeted at
| netbooks. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said last week that he will make sure
| consumers can “trade up.”
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| ‘Pessimistic’
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| Many netbook buyers won’t go for it, because they want the cheapest option
| possible, said John DiFucci, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst who asked the
| question that prompted Ballmer’s comment. That means investors shouldn’t
| expect Microsoft to make much more money on netbook software, the New
| York-based analyst said in a note to clients. Microsoft hasn’t released
| specific prices for the different versions of Windows 7.
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| “I don’t know that there’s much room to charge more than what’s been charged
| currently,” said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft in
| Kirkland, Washington. “I’m pessimistic about this.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahmXCOAixVMw&refer=us
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