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Linux And Unix Devices Popular On Amazon's 'Best of '07' List

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-out-and-about dept.

christian.einfeldt writes "Computers and handheld devices running default GNU Linux or Unix OSes have swept Amazon's 'best of' list for 2007, according BusinessWire.com for 28 December 2007. Best selling computer? The Nokia Internet Tablet PC, running Linux. Best reviewed computer? The Apple MacBook Pro notebook PC. Most wished for computer? Asus Eee 4G-Galaxy 7-inch PC mobile Internet device, which comes with Xandros Linux pre-installed. And last, but not least, the most frequently gifted computer: The Apple MacBook notebook PC."

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  1. A matter of time by bmartin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's simply a matter of time before Unix-based operating systems become the de-facto standard in portable electronics. Companies may be able to leverage their skills in their native markets (i.e., MS on the PC), but the portability of Linux makes it a no-brainer for royalty-free devices. FOSS's agnostic approach to interfacing with other technologies makes it ideal in attaining the interoperability desired by consumers. Let's share our good ideas so that others may benefit from them.

    I, for one, welcome our new agnostic overlords.

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    "You could almost look at defense of Microsoft as a form of the Stockholm syndrome." -neapolitan
  2. Re:Asus Eee to equal Mac sales in 2008 by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Unfortunately, everyone I know who has bought one (around five people) has installed XP on it. I'd guess lots of others are doing the same.

    Have a look at the post count on eeeuser. Posts about windows installs are significant but not overwhelming.

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    http://michaelsmith.id.au
  3. Giving vs. gifting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Re: "...the most frequently gifted computer: The Apple MacBook notebook PC."

    Is it just me, or is the use of "to gift" a recent development of holiday commercialization? I could swear I never heard that as a kid; now everything is about "gifting" rather than "giving". I suppose "giving in the spirit of Christmas" is too non-specific: it could mean giving to charity, or giving one's time at a senior center. No, it has to be "gifting", because that can mean only one thing: a piece of merchandise that one must purchase. It's hard to find an ad with the word "giving" anymore.