Call me a pessimist, but I don't think many people will buy these, I love Ubuntu, it's definitely a better OS than Windows in a lot of ways, but for the average Joe it's just too much trouble. At the moment you go to Linux when you have a specific reason, for example if there is a program that you want from it, you want to play with Beryl or you just want to shake your fist at M$.
For common people, none of these things apply, many more programs work in Windows, so why go to Linux? and they really couldn't care less about M$.
The development of Ubuntu is really fast, another year, maybe two and there will barely be any problems at all, after that what it will come down to is proprietary software support, which I think is what this move by Dell could possibly drive forward, as an artist I'm looking directly at Adobe, if their software worked on Linux I wouldn't have to dual boot with XP.
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For common people, none of these things apply, many more programs work in Windows, so why go to Linux? and they really couldn't care less about M$.
The development of Ubuntu is really fast, another year, maybe two and there will barely be any problems at all, after that what it will come down to is proprietary software support, which I think is what this move by Dell could possibly drive forward, as an artist I'm looking directly at Adobe, if their software worked on Linux I wouldn't have to dual boot with XP.
Now all is right with the world.
On a more serious note, "The patent was filed in April of 2004 and granted in March of 2006."
Bluerays came out around 2006 as well, so wouldn't sony of patented the technology it used even before that?
Goooood, means it's possible to get to those x-files after all....
Ads? What ads?
Sounds like city 17 is becoming a reality.... flying drone cameras, and after that drones with blades that fly around "saving" the public.
Come on...jump...
Quick, someone call the US embassy and let them know there's a world out here! Mystery