[Ilugc] total failure to find a netbook with linux
- From: vkanakala@xxxxxxxxx (Vamsee Kanakala)
- Date: Sat Sep 12 06:12:21 2009
pavithran wrote:
2009/9/11 Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
I give up - probably will have to pay for doze. (or dos)
That's unfortunate .
Shame on "Dell,Asus,Acer,HP,IBM" Indian manufacturing units .. huh :X
True, but it's not because they lack initiative. There are several
reports on the net from good sources that Microsoft is putting
tremendous pressure on Netbook manufacturers not to use Linux (apart
from giving heavy discounts on XP) because they're really scared the low
price point can become a entry point for Linux into consumer computing.
Acer recently announced a netbook based on Android OS and immediately
put it on the freezer, because of direct pressure from you-know-who. But
things might change - Chrome OS is directly targeted at devices like
netbooks, and there are a ton of hardware manufacturers are already in
their boat. So here's hoping.
Vamsee.
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