beaups
join:2003-08-11
Hilliard, OH | I am going to expand a bit here.
Dell's reported sales/returns on direct order of a Linux netbook is very different than an advertised/subsidized/retail model. A Linux user SEEKING a LINUX based netbook is fine and understands what they are getting, but for the majority of manufacturers Linux based netbooks were merely a way to cut costs due to the expensive MS license and the fact that netbooks did not run vista well.
Now that MS offers a sub $30 XP license for netbooks, it has all but killed Linux in the retail channel. Taking a linux box and marketing it to the masses (free with contract type deal) would be a train wreck. If you sent an average PC user home with a Linux netbook, they are likely not going to be happy. |
