Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 5th Oct 2008 21:21 UTC
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[4]: Simple fact of the matter ...
by sbergman27 on Mon 6th Oct 2008 04:25
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I never made such a claim. I don't know who you are reading but I've never been a 'SkyOS' fanboy. Haiku would be great as an end users desktop but I never claimed it to be the be all and end all of operating systems which can replace everything. As for OpenSolaris - the only thing I ever advocated about that was countering the claims by some that "OpenSolaris is dead".
I'm basing my observations upon what you have posted on OSNews and in your blog. OpenSolaris was going to be your primary OS. At the time, you were trashing Linux because of some problem with your wireless that OpenSolaris supposedly solved. Then, after a while, OpenSolaris was dirt because it failed to live up to its promises. Now Apple is the cat's pajamas. My speculations about your relationships with Haiku and SkyOS are just that: Forward looking statements.
Edited 2008-10-06 04:39 UTC
RE[5]: Simple fact of the matter ...
by kaiwai on Mon 6th Oct 2008 04:57
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I'm basing my observations upon what you have posted on OSNews and in your blog. OpenSolaris was going to be your primary OS. At the time, you were trashing Linux because of some problem with your wireless that OpenSolaris supposedly solved. Then, after a while, OpenSolaris was dirt because it failed to live up to its promises. Now Apple is the cat's pajamas. My speculations about your relationships with Haiku and SkyOS are just that: Forward looking statements.
Then I think you need to get what ever faculty you use to make observations needs fixing. I never said that they 'solved' my problems. I might have said that I 'hope' that things will get fixed, but never made a claim. I'm a dyed in the wool Mac user, and I make my assessment based on having owned a Mac for over 4-5 years. Its not 'future vision' it is based on 'now and past' vision.
As I said previously, the only statements i made was countering claims that OpenSolaris is dead based on comparisons with Linux. You're the one making claims based on nothing. The statements of wireless was Linux versus OpenSolaris. I never made such claims that it solved all of the problems.
As I pointed out previously, I was addressing a specific case - the UI. The question that was raised if the problems relating to Linux were related to the UI being unfamiliar. I pointed out that a different growth rate in Mac hasn't be dampened because it has a different UI. All I have simply pointed to is that the problem with Linux has nothing to do with an unfamiliar UI but a UI that isn't working for the end user.
RE[5]: Simple fact of the matter ...
by PlatformAgnostic on Mon 6th Oct 2008 05:02
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But weren't you saying the same thing about OpenSolaris 3 *months* ago? And Linux before that? Haiku in another three months, maybe? And then how about SkyOS as the one to rule them all?
I never made such a claim. I don't know who you are reading but I've never been a 'SkyOS' fanboy. Haiku would be great as an end users desktop but I never claimed it to be the be all and end all of operating systems which can replace everything. As for OpenSolaris - the only thing I ever advocated about that was countering the claims by some that "OpenSolaris is dead".
If you are going to bring up accusations against me - at least base them on facts rather than wishful thinking.
Edited 2008-10-06 04:22 UTC