The Best Linux Marketing Tip: Don’t Mention Linux
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| The VAR Guy wasn’t looking for love, but he found it during a trip to his
| local CostCo last night. There, he spotted the $299 Eee PC from Asus. It’s
| built on Linux — but CostCo’s in-store promotional materials for the device
| barely mention Linux. That may be a smart move. Here’s why.
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/03/27/the-var-guys-next-pc-linux-inside/
Windows XP vs. Vista vs. Linux
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| Mike Ricciuti of CNET says Windows XP is "doomed" and that "most of us will
| likely be using Vista sometime in the near future" (see Microsoft: All roads
| lead to Vista). In contrast, Ina Fried of CNET writes that Windows XP may get
| another reprieve, the title referring to the fact that major computer
| manufacturers are slated to stop selling Windows XP in June. Who's right?
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| [...]
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| Ina thinks Windows XP will continue to be sold on what are now cheap laptops
| running Linux. Quoting: "The biggest area where XP is likely to stick around
| is in the nascent but growing market of low-cost, flash memory-based notebook
| computers, such as the Asus Eee PC".
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13554_1-9903324-33.html
Related:
2007's most important IT lesson is spelled with an Eee
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| The Eee shows too just how out of date the 'is Linux ready for the desktop?'
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| argument is. Yes it is. Anyone can pick up an Eee with its standard Linux
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| distro - or with a number of freely available alternatives - and just use it.
| That alone revitalises the 'is this paid-for operating system value for
| money?' question.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006830o-2000331777b,00.htm?new_comment
Linux Assimilation
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| Have you ever thought about all of the places Linux has been popping up
| lately? It's not just in your computer anymore. Linux is powering mobile
| phones, handheld gaming consoles, GPS systems, e-book readers, and more.
| Personally, I'm waiting for the Linux refrigerator, the Ubuntu frigidaire,
| which will be fast, cold, and powerful enough to churn out ice cubes like
| there's no tomorrow.
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http://linuxhow2.com/News/Linux_Assimilation_Asus_and_the_World.html
The little laptop that could -- do just about anything the big boys can
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| Many people are, apparently. The Taiwan company reportedly exceeded
| expectations in the past quarter, shipping 350,000 Eees out the door.
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| When more people get them, they'll lose that cool factor. I don't care a whit
| about that. Just don't take away my Eee.
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http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/business/story.html?id=a329f567-c3e4-4318-a0ef-c39b58d7e513
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