InfoWorld: Ubuntu's Jeff Waugh Says Power Management is Getting Better

"I tackled Jeff Waugh, prince of Ubuntu to discuss why I would be thrilled to switch to an Ubuntu laptop but several things aren't allowing me to move off the Mac. My main complaint with Linux laptops is around power management. Linux desktop applications are a whole other issue.

"Jeff said that Thinkpads are still the most popular laptop for Linux and 'since they are mostly all Centrino based it's a big advantage as Intel open-sources the drivers...'"

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