Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On 02/06/11 21:14, Vince Marsters wrote: I think something is a little wrong with the PC Pro website. When I loaded the link from the OP it said February but as soon as I refreshed the page it changed to 2 Jun 2011. Thanks I thought I was going mad! Yesterday I was sure it said Feb, but this morning it says June. Hey ho. Good news though, nevertheless. And from a purely personal perspective I reckon 10.10 is a better choice than 11.04 for the time being. Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 23:19 +0100, alan c wrote: Great yes! I saw an early news item and searched to see where to buy, but stuff had not yet been on sales web sites. Whoever sees then please shout? My guess is that Amazon will stock them - especially if we show some interest! Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 23:19 +0100, alan c wrote: On 02/06/11 17:31, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks In Europe. Neat huh? Al. Great yes! I saw an early news item and searched to see where to buy, but stuff had not yet been on sales web sites. Whoever sees then please shout? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user I have just got an new EeePC 1015PEM from Simply Asus (https://www.simplyasus.com/). I will, of course be putting Ubuntu on it. I have sent them a email to ask them if the will be stocking these netbooks. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On Thu, 2011-06-02 at 17:31 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks That is fantastic news! Thanks Alan. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On Thursday 02 Jun 2011 17:31:19 Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks In Europe. Neat huh? Where exactly will sell them though? Can't really see Comet, PC World/Currys stocking them. -- Registered Linux User #466407 http://counter.li.org -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On 02/06/11 17:31, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks I simply note that the article was written in February... Al. -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
Where do we get Feb from? The item says Posted on 2 Jun 2011 at 10:31 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://2011.portsmouth.wordcampuk.org | http://lpd.bectu.com | http://orangecoconut.com From: Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, 2 June 2011, 19:24 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks... On 02/06/11 17:31, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks I simply note that the article was written in February... Al. -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
Here's a bit more on the story 'Asus said that many more Eee PC models running Ubuntu will be available later this year' http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2075819/asus-preload-ubuntu-linux-eee-pcs -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://2011.portsmouth.wordcampuk.org | http://lpd.bectu.com | http://orangecoconut.com - Original Message - From: Tony Scott to...@tonyscott.org.uk To: UK Ubuntu Talk ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, 2 June 2011, 21:00 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks... Where do we get Feb from? The item says Posted on 2 Jun 2011 at 10:31 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks -- Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys | http://2011.portsmouth.wordcampuk.org | http://lpd.bectu.com | http://orangecoconut.com From: Alan Lord (News) alansli...@gmail.com To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Thursday, 2 June 2011, 19:24 Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks... On 02/06/11 17:31, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks I simply note that the article was written in February... Al. -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On 02/06/11 21:00, Tony Scott wrote: Where do we get Feb from? The item says Posted on 2 Jun 2011 at 10:31 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks I think something is a little wrong with the PC Pro website. When I loaded the link from the OP it said February but as soon as I refreshed the page it changed to 2 Jun 2011. It is good news but as other have said, where will they be sold as I do not see them appearing on the shelves of Currys or Comet very soon - they dropped Linux netbooks as soon as they possibly could. Vince -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
As both currys and PCworld are owned by the same company, with what is going on, I am not holding my breath :) http://www.dailyfinance.co.uk/2011/03/30/currys-owner-issues-profits-alert/ I really liked the comments to the article. Regards, Phill. On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Vince Marsters vi...@marsters.co.uk wrote: On 02/06/11 21:00, Tony Scott wrote: Where do we get Feb from? The item says Posted on 2 Jun 2011 at 10:31 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks I think something is a little wrong with the PC Pro website. When I loaded the link from the OP it said February but as soon as I refreshed the page it changed to 2 Jun 2011. It is good news but as other have said, where will they be sold as I do not see them appearing on the shelves of Currys or Comet very soon - they dropped Linux netbooks as soon as they possibly could. Vince -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus to sell Ubuntu netbooks...
On 02/06/11 17:31, Alan Pope wrote: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/367768/asus-to-ship-ubuntu-netbooks In Europe. Neat huh? Al. Great yes! I saw an early news item and searched to see where to buy, but stuff had not yet been on sales web sites. Whoever sees then please shout? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
