The search for the true ‘Open PC’ Nov 17, 2009, 23 :33 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (2081 reads) (Other stories by Adrian Bridgwater)
"“Users do not have influence on the hardware or software so they are basically getting a closed product and most of the pre configuration is not very user friendly. A lot of existing Linux PCs also rely on closed source drivers, which is not ideal,” said Stuttgart-based Frank.
"...and you know I think he has a point, especially if you look at the super-scaled down iterations of Linux on netbooks shipping as recently as eighteen months ago."