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Linux For Housewives. XP For Geeks.

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the or-just-cheapskates dept.

Talinom writes "ZDNet has an article sure to raise the hackles of any self-respecting geek. They report that housewives buying small laptops like the Asus EE are causing Linux usage for that demographic to spike. A reporter for Tech-On states that 'Retailers and contract manufacturers in Taiwan say that novice PC users there, like students and housewives, tend to buy the Linux version of the Eee PC701, while geeks go for Windows XP.'"

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  1. Re:BLASPHEMY! by wetelectric · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Always love a Ghostbusters quote :)

    --
    Most people have no idea what they are doing, and are silently panicking on the inside.