Re: UMPCs and Linux: made for each other, and coming soon
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 82.192.250.149]
on July 11, 2008 11:22 AM
To the anonymous poster who wrote:
"Despite all the Linux-fever in the IT media, it looks like we'll be stuck with buying the Windows version of these machines, and then loading Linux, for quite some years yet. Sigh..."
If you keep on doing that, you will *NEVER, EVER* see a Linux machine offered at a high-volume seller. Because the fact that you're willing to buy the Windows version means:
1. The reseller gets a little bit of extra money for selling you Windows, 2. Some of the money you pay goes to Microsoft, giving it even more incentive (and resources) to smother Linux.
Same comment to the other anonymous poster who wrote:
"I would buy the XP EEE and then replace the XP with Ubuntu. "
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Re: UMPCs and Linux: made for each other, and coming soon
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 82.192.250.149] on July 11, 2008 11:22 AM"Despite all the Linux-fever in the IT media, it looks like we'll be stuck with buying the Windows version of these machines, and then loading Linux, for quite some years yet. Sigh..."
If you keep on doing that, you will *NEVER, EVER* see a Linux machine offered at a high-volume seller. Because the fact that you're willing to buy the Windows version means:
1. The reseller gets a little bit of extra money for selling you Windows, 2. Some of the money you pay goes to Microsoft, giving it even more incentive (and resources) to smother Linux.
Same comment to the other anonymous poster who wrote:
"I would buy the XP EEE and then replace the XP with Ubuntu. "
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