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Our Blogs The BeerFiles Asus Eee PC - breakthrough Linux product faces threat | Asus Eee PC - breakthrough Linux product faces threat |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 23 November 2007 | |
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Page 1 of 2 Consumers are not interested in what operating system a computer is running. Unfortunately, they don't even care all that much about which operating system offers the best security. All they're interested in is what a computer can do. And without a doubt they'll have more applications at their disposal with Windows. In many instances, applications common to both platforms, such as Skype, are more advanced on Windows. This is not the fault of the Linux development community. There are plenty of good products developed specifically for the Linux platform. Unfortunately, however, many of the most popular software products for PCs have simply not been developed for Linux. Many well-known software companies have only just got round to developing versions of their product for the Mac, which has a considerably larger market share on the consumer desktop than Linux. It's doubtful whether Asus Eee PC owners will care that they can't get Quicken for their new computer. However, one application in particular could be a Linux deal breaker for a consumer faced with a choice between a Linux and Windows version of the Asus box. And the big irony is that this particular software product is free. While it may be free, however, it is anything but trivial. CONTINUED |
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