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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hell, most will ask a geek friend or relative to run the recovery media that came with the machine. or even pay the company that made it or someone that work where they got it to do the same.
these locked down mini-laptops are in a way exactly the same as the original iphone. a friendly set of icons on the front, ready to be used.
want somewhere safe to store your work files? get a memory card to stick and put it in there, end of story.
its kinda like one have come full circle with the memory cards acting as the floppy and the mini-laptop taking over for the C64...
but then i have long been voicing the opinion that many would be more happy typewriter with a net connection then a full blown computer. the modern computer just have to many hidden tasks and complexity. and that its connected to a whole world of other, equally complex machines dont help.