Linux-Based Cell Phone Netbook Dream Machine
I don't like cell phones. iPhone? Don't make me laugh. Blackberry and other smartphones? Close, but not quite close enough-- tiny screens and keyboards, and too inflexible. I want a real computer that I can monkey with all I want.
Nice Inexpensive Linux Netbooks That Do Everything
Linux on netbooks is such a natural pairing that it would take all the resources and talents of big corporations to screw it up. Which they have done. Is there even one OEM Linux netbook where Linux isn't mangled and crippled beyond recognition? Yes, actually there are a few. Dell's Inspiron 15n comes with Ubuntu, and LinuxCertified gives you a choice of several popular Linux distributions.
It does not speak well of the industry that so many Linux netbooks ship with major defects and pointless, broken customizations. What's so hard about it, anyway?
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