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RE[3]: Arn't linux netbooks a little cheaper though?
by lemur2 on Wed 9th Dec 2009 11:05
in reply to "RE[2]: Arn't linux netbooks a little cheaper though?"
Because Windows XP makes a great little O/S to run on a netbook....
Don't run as Admin, turn the FW, don't use IE. Done. Safe from Malware and with the benefit of having access to an absolute plethora of Win32 apps you can stuff around with on the bus. Beats playing with a Xterm session, or being forced to simply 'surf the internet' because lets face it, other than that, there's not a great ecosystem of DECENT applications under Linux.
Don't run as Admin, turn the FW, don't use IE. Done. Safe from Malware and with the benefit of having access to an absolute plethora of Win32 apps you can stuff around with on the bus. Beats playing with a Xterm session, or being forced to simply 'surf the internet' because lets face it, other than that, there's not a great ecosystem of DECENT applications under Linux.
Because Windows XP makes a great little O/S to run on a netbook....
Don't run as Admin, turn the FW, don't use IE. Done. Safe from Malware and with the benefit of having access to an absolute plethora of Win32 apps you can stuff around with on the bus. Beats playing with a Xterm session, or being forced to simply 'surf the internet' because lets face it, other than that, there's not a great ecosystem of DECENT applications under Linux.
Don't run as Admin, turn the FW, don't use IE. Done. Safe from Malware and with the benefit of having access to an absolute plethora of Win32 apps you can stuff around with on the bus. Beats playing with a Xterm session, or being forced to simply 'surf the internet' because lets face it, other than that, there's not a great ecosystem of DECENT applications under Linux.
... an oft-repeated but never-supported claim.
Some application "features" pages for your enjoyment:
http://why.openoffice.org/
http://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Desktop
http://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Office
http://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Graphics
http://www.koffice.org/krita/
http://userbase.kde.org/Digikam
http://www.digikam.org/drupal/about?q=about/overview
http://www.digikam.org/drupal/about?q=about/features
http://amarok.kde.org/de/node/214
http://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Multimedia
http://userbase.kde.org/Applications/Internet
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/
Some fun for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ID2CbtnKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76twSw5oNss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJnZ49ekdBQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOI0DmGppLw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PamMOKxcYU0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQHG_30PeX4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWd4fNRy8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmMdm9liMn4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSwX7WMYCH4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvqj4QA9AHs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwsqKLEU6c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5h7wtkg4Bc
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Because Windows XP makes a great little O/S to run on a netbook....
Don't run as Admin, turn the FW, don't use IE. Done. Safe from Malware and with the benefit of having access to an absolute plethora of Win32 apps you can stuff around with on the bus. Beats playing with a Xterm session, or being forced to simply 'surf the internet' because lets face it, other than that, there's not a great ecosystem of DECENT applications under Linux.