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[News] ASUS Makes Linux Innovation Of 2007, Eee PC a Great Success

  • Subject: [News] ASUS Makes Linux Innovation Of 2007, Eee PC a Great Success
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:22:56 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
The Greatest Linux Innovations Of 2007

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| While this technology is still in its infancy, it holds tremendous potential 
| for opening new possibilities in computing and yet another opportunity for 
| Linux. DeviceVM's SplashTop should really start to gain adoption next year, 
| but with all that they have accomplished this year as a privately-held small 
| company, SplashTop has been one of the greatest Linux innovations of 2007.    
`----

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=940&num=5

Eee PC's sales success drawing a crowd

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| Sales of Asustek Computer's Eee PC have soared in its first few months on the 
| market, but success may be its undoing. Rivals are already developing 
| products to compete with the low-cost laptop PC, market researcher Gartner 
| says.   
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=907408547&rid=-219


Related:

ASUS add WiFi-N, quick-boot Linux to P5E3 motherboard

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| hat last part is perhaps the most interesting; ASUS are calling it Express 
| Gate, but it’s basically a fast-boot alternative that, in just five seconds, 
| bypasses Windows and gives you a web-browser running in a custom Linux OS.   
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http://www.slashgear.com/asus-add-wifi-n-quick-boot-linux-to-p5e3-motherboard-267643.php


Asustek Aims 20% of the PC Market in 2010 with Eee PC.
Traditional PCs Are Too Powerful, Eee PC – Going Back to Basics, Says Asustek

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| “I think the chance of surpassing 20% in 2010 is very high because there will 
| be further [Asus Eee] products in the future,” said Jonney Shih, chief 
| executive of Asustek, in an interview with DigiTimes web-site.  
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20071120163919_Asustek_Aims_20_of_the_PC_Market_in_2010_with_Eee_PC.html


Asus Eee PC doing well

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| It appears that this holiday season the gPC is not the only mainstream Linux 
| PC to get a lot of attention. The Asus Eee PC, a $400 laptop that runs a 
| basic version of Linux, is sold out at Amazon and Best Buy, where it has 
| received a 4.5/5 user rating at both places.    
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http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2007/11/24/asus-eee-pc-doing-well/


The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide

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| The sturdy and light weight Asus Eee has captured the hearts and minds of US 
| consumers, students and educators. The Eee series has all the features of its 
| competitors, but its affordable price is turning heads. The Eee units are 
| literally selling off the shelves world-wide.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| The popular Eee is not without its critics. IT Wire reports that Asus Eee may 
| have misrepresented the Linux loaded capabilities. According to IT Wire, some 
| Linux advocates say the Eee uses Xandros a Debian-based distribution that 
| charges a license fee and has an agreement with Microsoft similar to the one 
| signed by Novell.    
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http://www.physorg.com/news115288648.html


Asus EeePC sold out across Australia

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| The word from our ear on the ground is that the Asus EeePC sub-notebook, 
| which made its Australian debut in the Myer department store chain on 2 
| December, was sold out completely across stores in the major capitals by 
| Sunday.   
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15610/1023/


Microsoft's Big Problem in a Small Box

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| Vista is a big operating system that demands monster graphics and dual-core 
| processors. But what if the market pines for a whole lot less?  
| 
| [...]
| 
| The mass move to mobile computing is a destabilizing force and harbinger of 
| change. Microsoft's position would be better if Vista didn't demand so much 
| when the market wants so little.  
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/desktop_mobile/microsofts_big_problem_in_a_small_box.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/2sg6xy


Linux is about to take over the low end of PCs

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| Opinion -- Sometimes, several unrelated changes come to a head at the same 
| time, with a result no one could have predicted. The PC market is at such a 
| tipping point right now and the result will be millions of Linux-powered PCs 
| in users' hands.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| Microsoft will fight this trend tooth and nail. It will cut prices to the 
| point where it'll be bleeding ink on some of its product lines. And Windows 
| XP is going to stick around much longer than Microsoft ever wanted it to. 
| Still, it won't be enough. By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can 
| no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice 
| of the desktop market pie.      
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2414535067.html

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