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____/ High Plains Thumper on Sunday 15 Nov 2009 09:55 : \____
> noauth wrote:
>> http://www.liliputing.com/2009/11/qualcomm-to-introduce-first-snapdragon-powered-smartbook-today.html
>>
>> "Forbes suggests that 15 different manufacturers are working on 40
>> different Snapdragon devices, but most wonât be available until next
>> year."
>>
>> The market will be FLOODED with sub-$100 netbooks which ALL run Linux
>> and run silently for up to 12 hours continuously with virtually no heat
>> generated. I HATE the sound of my Intel-based laptop's fan whirring all
>> the time and a stream of hot air blowing out of its side. It reeks of
>> inefficiency and American-wastefulness. Death to the inefficient x86
>> architecture!
>>
>> Microsoft AND Intel ARE *BOTH* F**KED!! WHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! End of the
>> American duopoly in the PC-market.
>
> In a way this is good news. Anything that has a better price that runs
> efficiently with long battery life is a welcomed addition. I find it
> tiring that one needs to keep ponying up additional bucks just so they
> can have something useful.
>
> However, the lack of such computing devices available on the open market
> at least in US, the disappearance of Linux netbooks, which were selling
> extremely well does smack of anti-competitive anti-trust actions.
With the death of Windows Mobile, Windows CE may die too, leaving Linux
totally alone in ARM land. ARM has sold over 10,000,000,000 chips.
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