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Moore's Law Is Microsoft's Latest Enemy

Posted by kdawson on from the eee-running-aero-yeh-right dept.

Glyn Moody writes "Until now, the received wisdom has been that GNU/Linux will never take off with general users because it's too complicated. One of the achievements of the popular new Asus Eee PC is that it has come up with a tab-based front end that hides the complexity. But maybe its real significance is that it has pushed down the price to the point where the extra cost of using Microsoft Windows over free software is so significant that ordinary users notice. As Moore's Law drives flash memory prices even lower, can ultraportables running Microsoft Windows compete?"

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  1. The Year of Linux on the Ultraportable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hahahahahah.

    Linux will never be a mainstream operating system, because it is at best usable, and generally unusable for most users.

    How do you play mp3s on one of these Linux "computers"? You don't.

  2. Eee PC vs. REAL UMPCs by Corwn+of+Amber · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Eee sucks big time. Unusable piece of crap has less than 1024 px horizontal res == not suitable for web surfing.

    Gimme any of those VAIOs with 1280x600 or such for $3000, at least it's worth SOMEthing. (Not at that tortured extortion price, of course, but they're usable.)

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  3. Oh yeah!? by thegnu · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well you're just like Hitler

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