:Forget the Linux Desktop, It's the Linux Laptop That Matters!
Forget the Linux Desktop, It's the Linux Laptop That Matters! Dec 9, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (8385 reads) (Other stories by Rick Moynihan)
"The best innovations tend to be cheap and disruptive. Hand in hand as they're usually found, these characteristics go some way to explaining why I like the EeePC (Asus's new laptop) so much. The other reasons are obvious, it's small, it's light, it has WiFi, Firefox and Open Office, and judging by the reactions of those who saw Paul and I with them at Bar Camp Leeds, it's cool enough for everyone to want one!
"Laptops have (until now) tended to follow an unwritten law of small gadgets; the smaller it is the more you'll pay. However the Eee seems to mark a reversal of the trend. We're now seeing the law of mobility combined with commodity hardware, meaning one of the smallest laptops available is also the cheapest ( and most valuable in terms of it's utility..."
