Asus Ubuntu Linux Powered Netbooks Start Selling
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When Asus started to popularize the netbook concept in late 2007, it was thought to be the big break that the Linux OS was waiting for. Four years and millions of Windows-powered netbooks later, Asus might just resurrect this Linux love.
Back in 2007, the original Linux EeePC 700 series came shipped with Xandros Linux, which was designed for the diminutive computer with diminutive screen, memory and storage. While Windows XP and then Windows 7 Starter have since dominated the netbook OS space since, Asus is reviving Linux in netbooks with the Asus Eee PC 1001PXD, 1011PX and 1015PX that come with Ubuntu Linux 10.10 pre-loaded.
Ubuntu creator Canonical was said to have had a direct hand in making sure users got a great user experience with Ubuntu-powered netbooks. While netbooks have been shipping with Linux for some time, these did not necessarily have the right media codecs, which resulted in a poor user experience.
The plan is for Ubuntu to be shipped on 10 million units within the year, and Asus’ latest Linux-powered offerings are just the first few products. These will come shipped with Adobe Flash, Mozilla Firefox and LibreOffice. No pricing has been announced yet, but we can expect these to sell a bit cheaper than their Windows-powered counterparts.
The question here, though, is the choice of Ubuntu Linux versions. Ubuntu is now up to version 11.04, while 10.04 is considered the LTS version with long-term support. But perhaps the plan here is for netbooks to be priced attractively enough to help stave off the tablet’s dominance in the portable computer market.
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10.10 was selected because it is the latest non-unity version. No other reason, people just really don’t like unity.
Link to WHERE can I buy one? All that I am seeing are Windows 7, not the Linux one, that I have been trying to find.
@RN, that can’t be the reason. the newest version comes with unity by default, but it can easily turned off. If that was the real reason, they would have just made a custom installer that changed the default. My guess is stablility. Cutting edge isn’t always the best business decision.