Here comes summer's first Linux netbook

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM EDT
ComputerWorld; By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols 		Mail this story
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Reports of the Linux netbook's death at the hands of Microsoft have been greatly exaggerated. A flood of Linux netbook news will be made next week at the Computex trade show in Taiwan, but, after Intel announced the beta of Moblin 2, HP has decided not to wait and made an important Linux netbook announcement this week. HP announced that it was releasing a new netbook, the HP Mini 110, that runs Ubuntu Linux 8.04 with HP's easy to use Mi (Mobile internet) desktop interface. It will also be available with XP Home, but, for once, the Linux powered model looks to be the more compelling buy even if you don't care for Linux.

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If Linux has been "crushed" and "kicked to the curb"... caitlyn 5 964 May 30, 2009 5:41 PM

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