Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jun 2008 19:35 UTC
As we all know by now, the Asus Eee PC has been a massive success for Asus. While that's really nice for the men and women working at Asus, us operating system enthusiasts like the device for another reason: it came pre-loaded with something else than Windows, which creates awareness of alternatives among the public, which in turn helps to diversify the operating system marketplace - something we all want. While the new Eee PC can be pre-loaded with Windows, the Linux version is still there. El Reg takes a look at the Linux version of the new Eee PC 901.
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I wouldn't say so. The foleo in general was far less capable than even the first eeepc.
It had a slower processor and less RAM / storage, but I don't think people buy EeePCs because they want raw computing power.
Plus it was targeted at business users whereas the low cost subnotebooks seem to be marketed as more home consumer devices.
True - but that's more an issue of marketing focus. There aren't any fundamental, technological reasons that the Foleo would have been unsuitable for non-business users.
Member since:2006-01-23
I would imagine that Palm is kicking themselves for having canceled the Foleo these days...
No, Palm are kicking themselves for designing such a device that was only an assistant to other devices. Even if they had created a fully functional, stand alone device, it would likely suffer from patched and broken software.
I'd like to see more of these smaller machines but until they're more usable or interesting, they won't catch the eyes of the majority of buyers. Asus is making some good attempts. I hope they gain some interest to drive interesting applications.
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No, Palm are kicking themselves for designing such a device that was only an assistant to other devices.
That was the marketing angle - there's no law stating that you can *only* use a device for the purpose(s) mentioned in its sales literature.
Even if they had created a fully functional, stand alone device, it would likely suffer from patched and broken software.
Because...?
Member since:2007-09-06
I think Palm is just kicking themselves in general with the number of times they've chewed the dog in the market they created. I didn't think I'd ever buy from another vendor until they stalled the evolutino of the Tungsten line and never produced an upgrade too the T5 (lifedrive was on part if not a downgrade as was the TE). The foleo was a neat idea until I got to the limited feature set ment to bind it too there Treo line only.
Palm, your new benchmark is Nokia's N line; best of luck.
Member since:2005-07-06
I think Palm is just kicking themselves in general with the number of times they've chewed the dog in the market they created.
They certainly should be, with the huge number of advantages they've squandered. In many ways, they're in the same position as Apple on the desktop, circa the late 1990s - the Palm OS still sets the gold standard for usability (in terms of attention-to-small-detail, at least), but they're hampered by a software foundation that was outdated 10 years ago.
The foleo was a neat idea until I got to the limited feature set ment to bind it too there Treo line only.
AFAIK, it was (or would have been) possible to pair it with *any* bluetooth-capable phone - or use it on its own, for that matter. But much of the coverage by tech news sources did make it sound like the Foleo would only work in combination with a Treo.
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I would imagine that Palm is kicking themselves for having canceled the Foleo these days...