On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
>>
>> Summary: the author felt disappointed and betrayed by the lack of
>> attention and acknowledgment to Linux in the ASUS Eee PC stand.
>
> I'm not sure I would agree with him. Let Linux sneak in via the back door.
> Let people use it without realizing that they are using it. When they are
> some day asked to pay for their OS when they had previously been getting it
> for free they will realize what's going on. When selling Linux to the
> non-technical public something new or different or potentially incompatible
> can be a liability. I would rather see Asus sell millions of these without
> anyone but us knowing what's under the hood.
Perhaps you missed the point that ASUS is now emphasizing Windows as
the operating system of choice, and making the Linux-based computers
somewhat harder to get.
I notice that HP is doing the same to its UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) the
2133 Mini-Note.
carl
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