Star EeePC Return Rate is Similar for Windows and Linux
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 21st Nov 2008 19:39 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems Last month we covered an article titled, "MSI: Wind Doing Well, Linux Version Not So Much" which revealed that Linux MSI Wind netbooks saw a return rate upto four times higher than the Windows equivalent. But in a recent interview with the CEO of Asus he revealed that Linux and Window versions of Asus Eee PC have similar return rates. He also described the plans for 2009 and talked about some changes to come in the Operating System for the netbooks.
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fretinator
Member since:
2005-07-06

There are "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics".

That's my opinion of the previous reporting of increased Linux netbook returns.

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darknexus Member since:
2008-07-15

And statistics are nothing more than plausible lies. ;) I don't ever put that much stock in statistics, as anyone can find evidence to back up whatever statistic they choose. Talk is cheap, and numbers cheap at twice the price.

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evangs Member since:
2005-07-07

Unless it's favourable to Linux (like this article) and thus is becomes automatically true!

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Thom_Holwerda Member since:
2005-06-29

Unless it's favourable to Linux (like this article) and thus is becomes automatically true!


Welcome to OSNews ;) .

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Vanders Member since:
2005-07-06

You can't just take the two articles in isolation. The figures that show the return rates are similar have come from the CEO of Asus, which is a far more reliable source than the previous claim.

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