Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 5th Oct 2008 21:21 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems The netbook craze is currently in full swing, with these small laptops being advertised everywhere (at least here in The Netherlands); in fact, you can already get netbooks with 3G from the mobile phone carriers at severely reduced prices (but with a one or two year contract, of course). Netbooks are also welcomed by the Linux community as the break they've been waiting for: many netbooks are available with Linux pre-installed. One of the more successful (and powerful) netbooks out there is MSI's Wind, which is also sold under different brand and model names by other companies. In an interview with LaptopMag, MSI's Director of US Sales Andy Tung, however, has some bad news for those that believe the netbook will be the foot in the door that the Linux desktop has been waiting for.
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RE[5]: Comment by shadoweva09
by bhuot on Mon 6th Oct 2008 01:34 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: Comment by shadoweva09"
bhuot
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2008-09-18

Linux is a kernel, so replacing it would mean using another operating system. So, it doesn't make sense and that is probably why you were met with such resistance.

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shadoweva09 Member since:
2008-03-10

I specifically said to develop a new kernel/OS, not switch.

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