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Linux UI designer working on netbook-optimized calendar, mail
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| Linux-powered netbook users that have been missing their doctors'
| appointments and kids' school plays because operating a calendar application
| on their tiny portable is, at best, clunky and painful, can finally breathe
| an accurately-scheduled sigh of relief. Srinivasa Ragavan, who is one of the
| user interface developers for the open-source Evolution personal information
| manager project, has taken it upon himself to develop netbook-happy frontends
| for the calendar and mail portions of Evolution.
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/08/06/linux-ui-designer-working-on-netbook-optimized-calendar-mail/
Moblin Linux - The next big operating system
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| Mark my words. In 2015, two out of every three netbooks will be running
| Moblin. Computer users worldwide will be able to enjoy a free, super-fast,
| super-beautiful, lightweight, secure operating system that will cater to
| their simple joyful needs, focusing around media, Internet and social life
| online. Best of all? They will not even know they're running Linux.
|
| I have spent the last few days playing with Moblin 2. Boy, it's something
| else. It's such a radical leap from the conventional Linux desktop you will
| be hard-pressed to believe that you're using the geekiest operating system in
| the world.
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http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/moblin-2.html
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
Microsoftâs 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 âtrade up.â
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| âPessimisticâ
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| Many netbook buyers wonât go for it, because they want the cheapest option
| possible, said John DiFucci, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst who asked the
| question that prompted Ballmerâs comment. That means investors shouldnât
| expect Microsoft to make much more money on netbook software, the New
| York-based analyst said in a note to clients. Microsoft hasnât released
| specific prices for the different versions of Windows 7.
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| âI donât know that thereâs much room to charge more than whatâs been charged
| currently,â said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft in
| Kirkland, Washington. âIâm pessimistic about this.â
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahmXCOAixVMw&refer=us
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