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Linux Notebooks Selling Well On Amazon Germany

Posted by kdawson on from the next-stop-world-domination dept.

christian.einfeldt writes "The LinuxTech.net blog points out that Linux notebooks are currently selling quite well on Amazon's list in Germany. The blog includes screenshots showing the Linux Asus and Aspire notebooks in positions 2 and 4, respectively, on that list. These machines are not netbooks, but full notebooks, albeit on the moderate to low side regarding price and performance. That LinuxTech.net blog was dated 23 July 2009, and the Asus machine is still holding second place more than one day later, while the Acer machine slipped to fifth position, despite the volatile nature of Amazon bestseller lists. While these two data points are just snapshots in time, they are consistent with other data showing that Microsoft itself attributes some of its recent weak earnings to surging sales of low-end notebooks, as well as data showing that the Linux-powered and Unix-powered computers topped Amazon's sales charts in all categories for 2007. If there is to ever be a 'year of desktop (or laptop) Linux', it won't happen all at once, but will creep up in ways similar to what we are seeing now."

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  1. the tags today are gold by timmarhy · · Score: 5, Funny
    "morekdawsoncrap"

    who ever is tagging these is a legend.

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  2. Re:Even the Germans... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's just a guess, but "Even the Germans make some bad choices" does not exactly bring out the best memories from the World's History... hope I could help.

  3. Re:cheap laptop by MrMr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I presume you have discovered the cheaper way to acquire your groceries as well?

  4. The Germans... by Malfourmed · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's just a guess, but "Even the Germans make some bad choices" does not exactly bring out the best memories from the World's History...

    Don't mention the war!!

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    1. Re:The Germans... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.

    2. Re:The Germans... by dissolved · · Score: 2, Funny

      you started it!

  5. Re:Even the Germans... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Lies

    Which bit?

    Windows 7 runs on netbooks

    or

    it doesn't run that well.

    ?

  6. Re:Even the Germans... by MartinSchou · · Score: 2, Funny

    Americans can be funny people but their lack of comprehension of irony is quite astounding.... [...] But then again I am German-Canadian

    So ... you, a Canadian, is pointing at Americans (presumably people from the US) as being unable to comprehend irony, when one of (if not) the best known examples of not comprehending irony is the song "Ironic" by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette

    I'd call that quite ironic, but I fear the outcome of that.

  7. Re:Experiment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That being said, it doesn't fill up with crap because crap writers don't target Linux (yet).

    Nonsense, adobe reader, adobe flash and realplayer all have linux versions ;)