Early Look At ASUS Eee PC 901 With Intel Atom CPU

Might E. Mouse writes "Reviews are hitting the net for the first Intel Atom-powered netbooks, and TrustedReviews has posted one for the ASUS Eee PC 901 20G Linux Edition. Has ASUS won the Atom(ic) war before it even started? With features like Wireless-N and a 6600mAh battery good for four to seven hours, that might well be the case. TR rated it highly, but I'm going to wait for their MSI Wind review before making a purchase — their first look at the Wind showed a better keyboard and larger storage." An anonymous reader notes that despite the increased capabilities, the 901 debuts at a lower cost than its predecessor.

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Re:FOSS is working as intended

[abirdman]

Gates only wrote the BASIC interpreter (which almost no one used), and licensed the operating system-- a CPM alternative, because the guy who wrote CPM wouldn't talk to IBM-- from elsewhere (Seattle Computers?). He was a lucky guy in the right place at the right time. IBM *invented* the PC-- meaning they made the market for it. Since then he's been prescient enough to recognize trends (windowing GUI's, the internet browser, office applications, email) after the fact and hop onto the bandwagon soon enough to own the bandwagon in a short time.

I have my own thoughts about Gates' wealth, but please don't give him credit for things he most certainly didn't do.