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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2006-09-21
Of course forums are going to be biased towards installing and configuring XP. These people are posting to forums specifically because they are trying to do something out of the ordinary. If they were trying something ordinary, like running the pre-installed version of Firefox or OpenOffice, you probably wouldn't hear a peep out of them. After all, most people have better stuff to do than talk to strangers about how great their toys are.