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Five reasons to put Ubuntu Linux on your netbook
roytanck.com - 4/8/2009
Five reasons to put Ubuntu Linux on your netbook
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Microsoft pounded itself on the chest last week saying over 96% of netbooks now use Windows . This made me somewhat sad, because I was hoping these little computers could be the break Linux had been waiting for. The first couple of netbooks all had Linux pre-installed. Unfortunately, Asus ...
Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows -
informationweek.com - 4/7/2009
Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows -
— informationweek.com — Officials at Microsoft claim that the company in recent months has made stunning gains in the market... for netbooks -- low-cost laptop computers that are optimized for simple tasks like surfing the Web and e-mailing. "It's hard to believe it's been a ... (more) Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows -

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blog.canonical.com - 4/9/2009
Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market
— blog.canonical.com — Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market Brandon Le Blanc from Microsoft posted an interesting post about Netbooks... and Linux last week. While we agreed with his comments about customers wanting choice and looking for outstanding hardware options, we ... (more) Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market

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— youtube.com — User-submitted video from The Linux Foundation Video Sitehttp://video.linuxfoundation.org/video/1106Linux AD for The Linux Foundation.Please Vote 5!I'll be t...... (more) The Linux Foundation Video Site:: Linux AD - What does it me

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