Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 13th Aug 2008 12:10 UTC, submitted by judgen
As we all know by now, netbooks are the latest craze in the computing world. Small notebooks, perfect for on the go, and relatively cheap. The interesting thing is that these netbooks are often offered with Linux pre-installed instead of Windows, and this prompts many to believe that it is the netbook niche where Linux will gain its first solid foothold among the general populace. "It does a lot to level the playing field. In fact, Linux looks to be quick out of the gate," said Jay Lyman, analyst with the 451 Group. However - is that really happening?
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"It does a lot to level the playing field. In fact, Linux looks to be quick out of the gate,"
- said Jay Lyman
Out of the gate? Nah, the folks at the track betting there paycheques are just finally realizing that the horse is on the track nose and nose with the other horses; and has been the last many laps.
Religion aside, it really is the better software choice for size of machine it's being pushed through. It will be interesting to see what competition does in this space and how quickly the Eee friendly third party distros will include installs for the other blocks of hardware.