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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:13 AM, David Champion <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@dchamp.net">dave@dchamp.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">Jeffrey Ollie wrote:<br>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Todd Walton<<a href="mailto:tdwalton@gmail.com">tdwalton@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> That Google is expanding Chrome into an operating system is exciting.<br>
>> But, really, a New York Times news flash?<br>>><br>>> And I daresay the "direct challenge to Microsoft" thing is a bit<br>>> overblown. It's intended for netbooks, a yet contested market.<br>
>> Saying it's for the "PC" is disingenuous.<br>>><br>><br>> Is Google expanding Android to cover netbooks in addition to cell<br>> phones maybe? At least in the short term this seems like a good thing<br>
> - we need an 800lb gorilla behind a Linux-based OS to keep that other<br>> 800lb gorilla from forcing Windows onto every netbook. If people<br>> actually want Windows on a netbook I'm OK with that but people should<br>
> have a real choice...<br>><br>><br></div>That's pretty much already happened. I saw an article last week, saying<br>that the only place you can get Linux on a Netbook from a US retailer<br>was at Toys R Us, and that was for a limited amount of clearance models.<br>
All new models ship XP on them in the US.<br><br>There may be other non-traditional outlets that ship Linux versions. Or<br>maybe the article was wrong... has anyone seen a current model Linux<br>netbook for sale recently?<br>
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