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Windows on Netbook PCs: A Year in Review
Official Windows Magazine | Home —
... , we fully expect the next generation of small notebook PCs will deliver even richer experiences and greater utility. That means that more than ever you’ll be able to find a small notebook PC that exactly fits your lifestyle and interests, just like you can with any other kind of Windows PC. [image] Note: This blog entry was originally posted on windowsteamblog.com. View original post
Microsoft: 96% of netbooks use Windows
Liliputing —
... Is the writing on the wall for Linux netbooks? While most mini-laptops are capable of running a number of Linux distributions quite well, it looks like an increasing number of netbooks are shipping with Windows preloaded. Some of the earliest netbooks like the Asus Eee PC 701 may have shipped with Linux, but in a recent blog post, Microsoft’s Brandon LeBlanc says that Windows went from having a 10% netbook market share during the first half of 2008 to a 96% market share in February, 2009. ...
Windows and Netbooks - A year in review
D' Technology Weblog —
... slow legacy processors, 512MB of RAM or less, and 1-4 GB SSD storage, whereas typical configurations today have 9 and 10 inch screens, near full-size keyboards, 1GB RAM and up to 160GB storage. The growth of Windows on netbook PCs in the U.S. go from under 10% of unit sales during the first half of 2008 to 96% as of February 2009, according to the latest NPD Retail Tracking Service data. We’re gearing up to ensure that Windows 7 will run great on them, Brandon. ...
Linkpost | 4.4.2009
TechBlog —
... - Release candidate as early as next week? I doubt it. • Windows on Netbook PCs A Year in Review - They've gone from being Net-centric devices to being full-featured, very small notebooks. • ...
96% of netbooks are running Windows - Microsoft
My Asus Eee PC —
96% of netbooks are running Windows - Microsoft According to Microsoft, 96% of netbooks are running Windows . Now the reason people are going for Windows when Linux is around and in many cases, is almost as easy to use, according to Microsoft is that: I don’t know, really. I like Linux myself, and I’d spend hours just modifying things in the various distros I installed in my Eee, and I enjoyed it. Eventually I switched to Windows because I needed to do less tweaking/hacking and do more working. I can understand why people like Windows, but I’m also disappointed why Linux has ...
Microsoft's Netbook Conundrum
Bits —
... a handy pricing strategy to use on netbook makers. Microsoft could offer the older Windows XP for about $25 a pop, helping it compete with the nearly free Linux. Meanwhile, it could keep selling Vista for about $75 a pop on larger machines. Having two, distinct versions of Windows was helpful. How will Microsoft handle this $50 gap when Windows 7 can run on netbooks and regular laptops? Microsoft has tried to address the potential Windows 7 netbook kerfuffle. On Friday, it put out a blog post championing Windows 7 as a netbook delight. “Looking forward, we can confidently ...
Windows Is Not on 96% of Netbooks
Microsoft Watch —
... Brandon LeBlanc put forth the 96-percent figure in a Friday blog post . Late day, Todd Bishop and I discussed Brandon's post over IM. He writes for ...
A single Windows platform for phones and PCs: Can it be done?
All about Microsoft —
... : It is a potential threat to both the Windows Mobile and Windows client platforms. So does it stand to reason that Microsoft is planning a single line of defense against the Android platform? Or will it continue to field different operating systems, optimized for different devices and processors, as opposed to a single Windows variant, to compete with Android? Currently, Microsoft advertises that Windows runs on everything from phones, to netbooks (at least when it comes to XP and Windows 7 ), to souped-up laptops and desktops. But this is an oversimplification. Windows ...
Microsoft Pleased with Windows' Phenomenal Showing on Netbooks
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... Netbooks and Linux were supposed to be a match made in heaven. However, Linux has failed to capture the imagination of netbook users. Microsoft is elated to have made short work of Linux’s challenge in the netbook segment. Brandon LeBlanc, who earns his bread blogging on the official Windowsteamblog, reviewed the past year that saw Windows become the most popular netbook OS. ...
Microsoft: Windows Powers 96% of Netbooks As Consumers Want Them to Be on Par with Larger PCs
X-bit labs —
... serious tasks to work the same way as larger desktops or notebooks. Customers really do want netbook PCs to work like their larger brethren and that the way the vast majority of consumers make that happen is by buying a netbook PC with Windows. As a result, the growth of Windows on netbook PCs over the last year has been phenomenal. We ve seen Windows share on these PCs in the U.S. go from under 10% of unit sales during the first half of 2008 to 96% as of February 2009, said Brandon LeBlanc from Microsoft citing latest NPD Retail Tracking Service data. While the news that ...
Five reasons to put Ubuntu Linux on your netbook
Roy Tanck's weblog —
... 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. ...
Flames, Figures and FUD: What's the Score in the Netbook Arena?
LinuxInsider —
Visitors to the Linux blogosphere over the past few days may have emerged with singed hair and scorch marks, because a raging firestorm left few forums unscathed. It all began when Brandon LeBlanc of the Windows Team Blog posted a review of Windows on netbooks over the past year. His incendiary conclusions? First, he asserted that Windows had achieved a 96 percent share of the netbook market as of February; then, as if that wasn't enough, he went on to say that return rates on Linux netbooks are four times higher than for Windows machines. Could one even imagine statements ...
Canonical hits back at Microsoft in netbook spat
ZDNet News - News Page One —
... : Apr 14, 2009 10:54:12 AM Canonical, the company that sponsors the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has attacked a Microsoft blogger's claims about why Windows netbooks outsell their Linux counterparts. On 3 April, Brandon LeBlanc wrote on the Windows Experience Blog that, in the United States in February, 96 percent of netbooks sold had Windows as the preinstalled operating system. "A number of analysts and researchers following the space see ample evidence indicating customers really DO want netbook PCs to work like their larger brethren and that the way the vast majority of ...
Ubuntu Says Microsoft's Netbook Claims are True
SuperSite Blog —
Chris Kenyon from Ubuntu sponsor Canonical has posted a rebuttal of sorts to Microsoft's netbook market share claims, which it calls "FUD." Most of it is an opinion piece, so let's just jump straight to the relevant bits. It requires a lot of cut and paste, because he intersperses little bits of data--data that is rarely backed up--with lots and lots of side discussion. To be clear, Microsoft recently made the following claims: 1. 96 percent of netbooks sold in the US are sold with Windows, according to NPD. 2. The return ...
Beware of Cellular Operators Bearing Netbooks
Internet Evolution: —
... Atom N270, 1.6-GHz CPU; 1 Gbyte of RAM; a 160-Gybte hard disk (5,400 rpm); WiFi; a 1.3-megapixel Webcam; a six-cell battery; and Windows XP Home. These features generally run $350 to $450 in a netbook that weighs about 2.5 pounds. Netbooks with smaller screens of 8.9 inches and solid-state drives can weigh several ounces less, cost as little as $200, and come in interesting designs . Many netbooks are available with Linux, which might be less expensive , although the majority include Windows . Netbooks don't offer the performance of mainstream laptops ...
Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales
All about Microsoft —
... .) Liddell reiterated Microsoft’s claim that 92 percent to 93 percent of netbooks are now going out with Windows XP, not Linux , attached. He said that proves that people are willing to pay at retail a premium of $30 to $40 per copy for “the Windows experience,” even when offered an alternative that is free. He acknowledged Microsoft won’t ever get to the 100 percent preload “attach” with netbooks, but even in the bargain segment, there is a group of people willing to pay for the familiar Windows experience — especially those netbook users who care more about the small ...
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