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[News] GNU/Linux Running Great on Sub-notebooks, With or Without Gizmos

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Linux Revamped for Netbooks 

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| Q. My netbook came with SUSE Linux, but I want to use Ubuntu Linux. What’s 
| the easiest way to change? 
| 
| A. Swapping in Ubuntu Linux is not that difficult, and there is even a 
| version called Ubuntu Netbook Remix that is optimized just for smaller 
| hardware like a mini-notebook PC.  
| 
| According to Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, the netbook-remix 
| version of the system includes a better user interface, faster start-up 
| times, and improved power management for the smaller computers. Like the 
| standard edition of Ubuntu, the netbook remix includes the Mozilla Firefox 
| browser and open-source software for e-mail, instant messaging, digital 
| photos and audio, and word processing.     
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/technology/personaltech/28askk-002.html?_r=1&ref=personaltech

Who wants Linux with sex appeal? Not this guy.

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| Tech Republic's Gary Marshall, however, thinks Moblin has to be stopped - 
| now. Why? Because he's afraid developers (and the inevitable Moblin remixes) 
| are going to ruin a good thing. "...naturally, somebody's going to bugger it 
| up. Of course they will. It's Linux!" Later he states "Again and again, we've 
| seen early promise ruined because people don't know when to stop."    
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/05/27/who-wants-linux-with-sex-appeal-not-this-guy/


Recent:

Moblin netbook Linux preview

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| Once up, the desktop felt incredibly fast. If I didn't know I was running it
| on 1.6GHz Aton equipped netbooks with 512MBs to 1 GB of RAM, I never would
| have guessed I was running it on such low-end hardware. Moblin is the
| anti-Vista. It runs great on minimal equipment instead of requiring the
| fastest possible hardware and still running at a snail's pace.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/moblin_netbook_linux_preview


Malware found on brand new Windows netbook

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| Security vendor Kaspersky Labs found malware on new Windows XP netbook, just
| out from the factory. The firm is warning users to take extra precautions,
| and ensure virgin systems are malware free before connecting them to the
| Internet.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=53225


Otellini: Windows 7 Upgrade for Netbooks Will Be Tough'

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| Microsoft has a challenge: Sell a Windows upgrade as a way to save money.
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| The company's fourth quarter Windows revenue declined 8 percent, as PC buyers
| opted for lower-priced netbooks that run either Windows XP or Linux, rather
| than the higher-priced Windows Vista operating system, which does not run on
| netbook hardware.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/160967/windows7_netbooks.html?tk=rss_news


Reports: Microsoft Cripples Windows 7 Starter Edition in Hopes of Netbook
Upgrades

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| With Windows 7 Microsoft is releasing cheap versions of its OS for netbooks,
| but faces the challenge of getting customers to buy pricier versions
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http://www.dailytech.com/Reports+Microsoft+Cripples+Windows+7+Starter+Edition+in+Hopes+of+Netbook+Upgrades/article14532.htm


Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache

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| This time, as Microsoft readies Windows 7, the company is planning a basic
| version, as well as more expensive editions that are also targeted at
| netbooks. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said last week that he will make sure
| consumers can “trade up.”
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| ‘Pessimistic’
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| Many netbook buyers won’t go for it, because they want the cheapest option
| possible, said John DiFucci, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst who asked the
| question that prompted Ballmer’s comment. That means investors shouldn’t
| expect Microsoft to make much more money on netbook software, the New
| York-based analyst said in a note to clients. Microsoft hasn’t released
| specific prices for the different versions of Windows 7.
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| “I don’t know that there’s much room to charge more than what’s been charged
| currently,” said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft in
| Kirkland, Washington. “I’m pessimistic about this.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahmXCOAixVMw&refer=us


Moblin V2 vs. Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs. Ubuntu MID

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| Last week Intel had pushed out a second alpha release of Moblin V2 and now it
| boots even faster, which means they are down to the point of being able to
| boot in just a few seconds. Beyond a very quick boot process, they have
| already incorporated kernel mode-setting and other newer Linux/X.Org
| technologies while also working to build a desktop environment around the
| Clutter OpenGL tool-kit. Moblin is certainly turning into an interesting
| Intel creation, but how does its performance compare to other mobile-focused
| Linux distributions? We have benchmarked Moblin V2 Alpha 2 and compared it
| against what is likely their biggest competitor in the mobile space, Ubuntu
| Netbook Remix, and the LPIA-based Ubuntu MID edition. Which of these mobile
| operating systems is the fastest? We hope to find out today.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=moblin_ubuntu_mobile&num=1


What next for the netbook?

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| Price-wise I'd say that high-end netbooks are perhaps getting too far away
| from the initial premise of a small, cheap companion. These days the high-end
| models cost at least $900. Kogan Technologies is set to shake things up with
| its $499 10-inch netbook running gOS - a flavour of Linux designed to play
| nicely with Google services. I'm wondering if this will put pressure on other
| netbook makers to get back to basics and release a stripped-down 10 inch
| netbook to compete at around the $500 mark. Such a price war would certainly
| see netbooks take off again.
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http://digihub.smh.com.au/node/422


Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market

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| Brandon Le Blanc from Microsoft posted an interesting post about Netbooks and
| Linux last week. While we agreed with his comments about customers wanting
| choice and looking for outstanding hardware options, we disagree with much of
| his analysis and unsurprisingly the overall ’spin’ of the post.
|
| While FLOSS software has been improving year on year, the launch of the Asus
| eeePC with Linux in late 2007 sparked a extraordinary chain of events. We saw
| an increase in the number of models of computers shipping with Linux, the
| acceleration of the PC industry’s knowledge of how to work in a non-Windows
| environment and the repeated extension of XP’s shipping life.
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http://blog.canonical.com/?p=151
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