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2009-06-12
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The first eee was a revolution because of Linux. How could they possibly think this is a good move? Besides the rather beefy cheque I imagine Microsoft has tempted them with... getting scared of the OS market moving away from a monopoly. Damn, I hate Microsoft 
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2009-06-12
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Less competition for Nokia's upcoming netbooks...
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2009-06-12
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Meh, money talks and Linux is a niche. I'm in that niche, of course, so it pains me, but this isn't something new.
I've gotten used to vendors experimenting with Linux and/or open source and then abandoning the idea. Apple and Darwin come to mind, and "evil" Microsoft wasn't even involved in that one.
(Which makes Maemo all the more unprecedented, by the way)...
I've gotten used to vendors experimenting with Linux and/or open source and then abandoning the idea. Apple and Darwin come to mind, and "evil" Microsoft wasn't even involved in that one.
(Which makes Maemo all the more unprecedented, by the way)...
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2009-06-12
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@ Agoura Hills Calif
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I took Linux off my eee 1000h and am just running Win 7 there. When Linux achieves decent text-to-speech I'll consider changing back.
On my Desktop computer, I was running two versions of Linux for a year or so. No Windows. Now I am running Fedora and Win 7 there. Why?
I like Win 7. It has text to speech. It has speech to text. Linux has neither, in a form that is acceptable to me.
Also, Win 7 is nice in general.
On my Desktop computer, I was running two versions of Linux for a year or so. No Windows. Now I am running Fedora and Win 7 there. Why?
I like Win 7. It has text to speech. It has speech to text. Linux has neither, in a form that is acceptable to me.
Also, Win 7 is nice in general.
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2009-06-12
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Originally Posted by geneven
A huge opportunity for Nokia there, if they would only capitalize on it...
I like Win 7. It has text to speech. It has speech to text. Linux has neither, in a form that is acceptable to me.
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2009-06-12
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Complete overreaction. Next to no one purchased an eee for the built in linux distro (Xandros) - it sucked pretty hard. XP is much harder to get installable from a flash drive than most common linux distros, and if you are going to be overwriting Xandros anyways does it really make a difference? The only real issue I see is people being butthurt about having to pay for a 15 dollar XP licence - most of whom are just people who wanted to pirate Windows to save some money. Yes, for those who strive for a life independent of Windows, that does suck a little.
Now if they provided a linux distro worth keeping, it would be a different story...
Now if they provided a linux distro worth keeping, it would be a different story...
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2009-06-12
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Originally Posted by qole
I'm also used to anticompetitive business decisions to mute Linux. Say, for instance, ACPI crippling aimed at Linux in particular (i.w. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=869249). Take from that what you will.
Meh, money talks and Linux is a niche. I'm in that niche, of course, so it pains me, but this isn't something new.
I've gotten used to vendors experimenting with Linux and/or open source and then abandoning the idea. Apple and Darwin come to mind, and "evil" Microsoft wasn't even involved in that one.
(Which makes Maemo all the more unprecedented, by the way)...
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2009-06-12
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@ Bulgaria
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Originally Posted by notnarb
Yeah, I bet even Linux addicts didn't keep the original distro on board. I know I haven't. It simply sucked too much. Its easy to blame it on Linux overall though.
Complete overreaction. Next to no one purchased an eee for the built in linux distro (Xandros) - it sucked pretty hard. XP is much harder to get installable from a flash drive than most common linux distros, and if you are going to be overwriting Xandros anyways does it really make a difference? The only real issue I see is people being butthurt about having to pay for a 15 dollar XP licence - most of whom are just people who wanted to pirate Windows to save some money. Yes, for those who strive for a life independent of Windows, that does suck a little.
Now if they provided a linux distro worth keeping, it would be a different story...
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2009-06-12
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* Proudly posted from my Kubuntu Box.
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
.N810 experience: Since 6/2009
My Twenty Favorite OS2008 Applications:
AutoScan, Diablo5 Theme, Dialcentral, DragLock, EmelFM2, FlipClock, gPodder, Headphoned, Knots 2, Maemo Mapper, mPlayer, openNTPD, OpenSSH, Panucci, Personal Launcher, QuickNote, Seqretary, SlideLock, Telescope, YellowNotes