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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2008-08-13
thats because people are getting them cheap and installing windows xp on them.. borf.
i didn't want vista so i bought a crapbuntu dell... used it for a while, realized drivers were an afterthought when my sound stopped working and nobody could fix it..... installed xp and it's all good.