Only to advertise along side the Linux netbooks, { Fill in OEM here } recommends Windows for everyday computing.
"...according to Gartner. Netbooks are low-cost, low-tech mini-laptops running either free Linux operating systems or Microsoft's older Windows XP operating system. However, sales of netbooks are "cannibalizing" Microsoft's current Windows Vista operating system sales ."
So what's the goal of Linux netbooks, to grind Microsoft's face in the dirt.
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Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook
Summary
Although the initial version of Acer's bigger-screen netbook will be XP-only and loaded with a HDD, the company says a version with Linux and a solid-state drive is coming
Topics
Acer has confirmed it plans to release a Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only.
Acer announced details of the 10-inch Aspire One on Friday, describing a netbook that has Windows XP as the operating system and a 160GB hard disk drive (HDD) for storage. The original Aspire One, which had an 8.9-inch screen, comes with a choice of XP or a Linux distribution called Linpus, and the option of a solid-state drive (SSD) or an HDD.
On Wednesday, an Acer spokesperson told ZDNet UK that the 10-inch Aspire One "will be available with XP or Linux, and HDD or SSD", and confirmed that the Linux distribution would be Linpus. However, buyers will not have these options in the initial release of the netbook, which will launch in mid-February and cost £299 ($425).
The SSD will have a capacity of 16GB. There is, as yet, no launch date or pricing for the Linux flavor of the machine. Unlike the 8.9-inch Aspire One, the 10-inch version will not have a second SD card slot. In the earlier version, the second SD slot was there to hold a flash memory card that would be more-or-less permanently housed in the netbook to augment the 8GB or 16GB SSD. According to Acer's spokesperson, the new version lacks that second slot "due to the increase in standard storage sizes".
Credit: Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook was originally published on ZDNet.co.uk.
Talkback Most Recent of 70 Talkback(s)
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n0neXn0ne29th Jan 2009 -
Well, actually it's Linux's face that is being ground in the dirt..
From initially being the only offering for Netbooks it's share is already going to its rightful 1% spot.
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha...
transposeIT29th Jan 2009 -
linux v xp
I was quite surprised when I used a ultra portable the other day with linux loaded it compared very favourably to a MS xp advent I am using.For the limited application of this size of portable there is little between the two oporating systems.Although its worth bearing in mind xp will not be supported soon and linux grows better by the quarter its updates are free and frequent.
The Management consultant3rd Feb 2009 -
RE: Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook
So if they changed course on their decision then that means there is a significant demand for Linux afterall. It's a matter of time now before the demand moves to other systems.
Linux User 14756029th Jan 2009 -
No it doesn't...
It may just mean they're also interested in incremental insignificant demand...
Johnny Vegas29th Jan 2009 -
Right...
so they are going to invest money into something insignificant during a major recession? LOL, you guy's kill me with your blind faith to Microsoft. Linux User 14756029th Jan 2009 -
transposeIT30th Jan 2009
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Or...
Maybe there's no investment at all, it's free to do.
Spiritusindomit@...3rd Feb 2009 -
Linux User 14756029th Jan 2009
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transposeIT30th Jan 2009
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You should really
stop being so hard on yourself. Linux User 14756030th Jan 2009 -
Accurate data, but useless...
Search statistics are irrelevant, the only thin that counts in that regard is install base
Spiritusindomit@...3rd Feb 2009 -
You're so wise
congratulations!
InAction Man29th Jan 2009 -
transposeIT30th Jan 2009
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Linux User 14756029th Jan 2009
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