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Asus Slaps Linux In the Face

Posted by samzenpus on from the et-tu-asus dept.

vigmeister writes "From Techgeist, 'Linux just got a major slap in the face today from Asus. One of the highlights of Linux going mainstream was the wildly popular Asus Eee PC preinstalled with a customized Linux distro geared towards web applications. While I personally never got what the big deal was, I was still happy for all the Linux people out there waiting for this day, but it looks like the cause for celebration won't be lasting much longer. Asus and Microsoft have teamed up and have made a site called 'It's Better With Windows.' The page touts how easy it is to get up and ready with Windows on an Asus Eee PC, while slyly stating that you won't have to deal with an 'unfamiliar environment' and 'major compatibility issues.' While it is silly to state such a thing since Asus built the Linux distribution specifically for the Eee PC, I give Microsoft two points for snarky comments.'"

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  1. sketchy by ekyle · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't know. The whois says that domain is registered to GoDaddy... Last I checked MS and Asus owned their own domains. It doesn't seem legitimate to me...

    While I'm a fan of Linux I have installed the Windows 7 RC on both my primary desktop and my EEE recently and it is working wonderfully. Finally MS will release a decent OS.

  2. Mother by zakeria · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fcuker

  3. Re:Didn't plan on buying another Asus EEE anyway by Hurricane78 · · Score: 0, Troll

    You know that there is more than colorful-clickable toy-OSes, do you?

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  4. Re:What is the lie? by postbigbang · · Score: 0, Troll

    Was the Kool Aid tasty when you swallowed it?

    Certainly they're taking Microsoft marketing money; there is little question of that. However, you've succumbed to the message, which in and of itself, is deceptive.

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  5. Nothing personal, it's just business... by PinchDuck · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously, it's a good business decision to support the largest OS provider in the world. It may actually be unnecessary because they are so dominant, but who cares. Many companies have dabbled with pre-installed Linux, but the niche players seem to be doing the best. I bought a Lenovo with SUSE on it just to make sure that I wouldn't have to deal with driver issues. I understand that Lenovo no longer offers Linux preinstalled. Good for them, my next PC purchase won't be from them. I don't take it as a personal insult, however, as I realize that I am an outlier in a commodity market.