Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
> Acer will use Moblin Linux across its products
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The world's third-largest PC vendor plans to roll out the Moblin Linux
>| operating system, championed by Intel, in its products, a top executive said
>| Wednesday.
> `----
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133889
>
> Acer Android netbook to dual boot Windows
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Taiwanese firm Acer has announced that it plans to release its first Aspire
>| One netbook featuring Google's Android open source mobile operating system. .
> `----
>
> http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/139969
>
> Moblin != Android. There is a lot of disinformation out there.
>
Interesting that Microsoft have pressured Acer into offering dual-boot
machines. This is really the worse of all worlds, you get Linux, but
*still* have to pay for Windows. Ridiculous.
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