[ltp] Re: OT: Netbook. Looking for THE machine

Grant Williamson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:01:15 +0100


Did ASUS formally announce this?

Axel Braun wrote:
> Just a quick impression from this years CEBIT exhibition in Hannover
>
> - ASUS will stop shipping its eepc with Linux. Looks like Microsoft put a
> lot of pressure on them - more guys with MS-badge standing around the eepc
> than ASUS-employees. That means for me: Good-bye ASUS!
>
> - MSI...I only found one location in the reseller hall (which I couldnt
> enter). Saw too late that they were in a second location as well.
>
> - Dell ...didnt show any netbooks on their stand in hall 4
>
> So...looks like the mini 9 is still the favorite.
>
> Ta,
> Axel
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