ASUS CEO Says Linux Netbook Returns On Par With Windows

"He also said that Linux has been quite popular in the European market.

"While Shen doesn't give exact numbers, and MSI's US Sales Director Andy Tung's figure is also short on details, I don't think either is wildly misrepresenting what their respective companies are seeing.

"Why is that? Two reasons, I think, that are so closely tied into each other it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins: Distribution configuration, and audience."

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