Linux on Netbooks, Caveats and Cautionary Tales
I purchased my ASUS EeePC 701 just over a year ago, when the Eee was just about the only netbook on the market, and netbooks came with Windows XP drivers, but not with Windows pre-installed. As I live in an urban area that boasts a techie population (near Cambridge, Massachusetts), I was, even a year ago, able to walk into a retail store to look at, try, and purchase the little machine. It was inexpensive, it ran Linux, and that was more than enough for me.
At Tectonic, Nic Ludick wonders if this isn't actually a bad thing in the long run for boosting Linux adoption. I can't say as I agree with his implication that retailers using Linux netbooks for their personal financial gain is terribly horrific -- retailers are in the business of selling things for a profit. He does, however, make some valid points on Linux in a retail sales environment.
Linux on Netbooks, Caveats and Cautionary Tales
Are retailers hijacking Linux for their own financial gain?
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