Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

The Future of Linux on Laptops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the penguins-on-the-move dept.

katie_york writes "CoolTechZone discusses the future of Linux on laptops after HP and Ubuntu's recent announcement. 'What would be even more exciting for Linux is if other OEMs, similar to HP, took the same approach by partnering with selected distributions of consumer friendly Linux and started offering an alternative not only in third world regions, but also in the United States. In addition to that, support for Linux on the desktop side of things would be just as welcomed.'"

7 of 375 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Europe the new third world by MoonBuggy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I take it you've never been to Birmingham then?

    *ducks*

  2. Why laptops? by acoustix · · Score: 1, Funny
    I don't know anyone who owns a laptop anymore. I do know several people who own NOTEBOOKS.

    You would think that people in the industry would know the difference between a laptop and a notebook.

    -Nick

    --
    "A plan fiendishly clever in its intricacies"- Homer Simpson
  3. Should the US start stealing windows to get perks? by stevev007 · · Score: 1, Funny

    >According to the company, the Ubuntu notebooks are reserved for selected parts of Europe, Africa and Middle East where Windows piracy rates are strikingly high.

    I guess the US should start pirating windows more to get companies like HP interested in distributing these types of laptops here.

  4. Re:Priceless... by gowen · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wow...sounds like Gundeep Hora wrote this article with Slashdot specifically in mind...
    Maybe he was targetting it at his slashdot-reading sister ... "Karma Hora".
    --
    Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
  5. Re:The world by kwoff · · Score: 1, Funny
    I know, I know, it's a US centric site (per your FAQ), but we still feel it you know?

    I haven't read any studies on whether the peoples in Europe, Canada, and Australia have feelings, so I'm not sure.

  6. Re:The world by blazerw11 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Every so often, I get to leave my protected existence in these United States and venture out to some of those "Third World" countries. I gotta tell ya, some of them are pretty nice. I would even go so far as to call Paris the Tulsa of France.

    --
    A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. -- William James
  7. Re:The world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm so sorry. Let me try again.

    "So I guess that leaves Europe, Eh, Australia, and many others out uh?"