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Desktop Linux and Subnotebooks/Netbooks
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| Gone are those days when people doubted of notebook compatibility of Linux.
| Now desktop Linux has made inroads even to subnotebooks/netbooks. And all the
| leading desktop distros such as Ubuntu, Suse, PCLinuxOS, Fedora, Xandros,
| Mandriva and many others have rolled out their distro versions to fit these
| low-cost devices. The good news is that PCLinuxOS has also forayed into this
| area with its EePCLinuxOS.
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http://pclinuxos2007.blogspot.com/2008/09/desktop-linux-and-subnotebooksnetbooks.html
Why I Can't Wait for PCLinuxOS 2008
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| PCLinuxOS, the hottest Linux distribution of 2007 have gone quiet for more
| than a year now. At the moment, a lot of PCLOS followers are probably
| anxiously waiting for their favorite distro's 2008 version (if there is
| any). --There's no definite release schedule, so we are left guessing.
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http://www.junauza.com/2008/09/why-i-cant-wait-for-pclinuxos-2008.html
Recent:
Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta
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| Sound Paradoxical? More units shipped, but less revenue coming in. This is a
| predicament which many a computer company is finding itself in lately as,
| increasingly, people pass up on spending a fortune on super fast quad-corePCs
| to buy little crotch-warming netbooks instead.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/12/netbooks-blame-loss-revenues
$98 Linux Laptop - The HiVision miniNote
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| HiVision CO., LTD makes one of the worlds cheapest Linux laptops at $98 using
| a new cheaper chipset, WiFi, 1GB flash storage, it runs Linux, 3 USB ports,
| Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out. Voice-chat, Skype, multi-tabbed
| Firefox browser support, Abiword for word processing.
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http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/98-linux-laptop-the-hivision-mininote/
Related:
Microsoft to limit capabilities of cheap laptops
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| Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows XP Home Edition
| to encourage them to use that OS instead of Linux on ultra low-cost PCs
| (ULPCs). To be eligible, however, the PC vendors that make ULPCs must limit
| screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot
| offer touch-screen PCs.
|
| The program is outlined in confidential documents that Microsoft sent to PC
| makers last month, and which were obtained by IDG News Service. The goal
| apparently is to limit the hardware capabilities of ULPCs so that they don't
| eat into the market for mainstream PCs running Windows Vista, something both
| Microsoft and the PC vendors would want to avoid.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft notes that the OSes under consideration for the devices include
| Windows and Linux. Some PC makers have expressed a preference for Linux
| because it helps them keep down the cost of the devices.
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| [...]
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| By offering Windows XP Home Edition at bargain prices, Microsoft hopes to
| secure its place in the ULPC market and reduce the use of Linux, according to
| an official at one PC maker, who asked not to be identified because he was
| not authorized to discuss the program.
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| "[Low-cost PC makers] have made some good inroads with open-source, and
| Microsoft wants to put a stop to it," the official said.
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| The official did not seem opposed to the program. It should stimulate more
| competition between Windows and Linux in the ULPC market, and it could
| invigorate sales because consumers who want an easy-to-use PC are likely to
| prefer Windows, the official said.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=D04AB1F8-17A4-0F78-310F5F4479DEEE86
Microsoft U-turn to stop Linux dominating ultra low cost PCs
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| By offering Windows XP Home Edition at bargain prices, Microsoft hopes to
| secure its place in the ULPC market and reduce the use of Linux, according to
| an official at one PC maker, who asked not to be identified because he was
| not authorised to discuss the programme.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/hardware/laptops/news/index.cfm?newsid=9006
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