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By Stan Beer
Monday,
Office Professional 2007, 09 March 2009 08:09
Opinion and Evaluation
The release from the quite wonderful Asus Eee Personal computer 1000HE signals a turning level inside the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not likely like. It appears like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for shoppers and that sweet spot incorporates Windows but not Linux.
As many have observed, Asus has delivered the 1000HE only with Windows XP and there is no Linux edition up to now.
The Asustek PR representative in Australia has informed iTWire that there is no word from Asus when or if a Linux version of 1000HE will be shipped. I haven't checked with Acer with what it intends to complete but I reckon it can be a fair wager that a Linux 10-inch netbook from that business is about most likely as rain from the Sahara tomorrow.
In his outstanding recent article UnderNetbook: A tale of two markets iTWire author and reviewer Stephen Withers pointed out that "netbook" is a somewhat nebulous term.
A netbook 18 months ago was one particular of those original Eee Computer 701 boxes that were little more than oversized mobile phone that couldn't make calls but could surf the net while travelling, could make skype calls and do some basic computing tasks. The 7 inch screen, tiny keyboard,
Windows 7 Pro Product Key, limited storage and lack of computing power made them a very limited device.
In fact,
Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise, the original Eee Personal computer concept - Easy to Work,
Office Pro 2010 Key, Easy to Learn, Easy to Play - seemed to be targeted at kids. However, because the early devices were only available on Linux they became a favourite of the Linux geeks who lauded the fact that at very last the Linux desktop had arrived.
Then - shock, horror - Asus started shipping Windows XP versions of its new breakthrough product. The rate at which its netbook industry multiplied when the Windows versions started shipping no doubt caused Asus,
Office Pro Plus 2010, Acer and others to realise on which side the bread was buttered.
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