Globe and Mail: HP Sees Market for Mobile Linux

“From the outside, Hewlett-Packard Co.’s new Compaq nx5000
notebook looks much like any other portable computer. But inside
there’s a difference.

“The operating system installed on the nx5000 is not Microsoft
Corp.’s ubiquitous Windows, but Linux. It’s a decision that
surprised some, because while the open-source operating system is
widely used for servers, it’s not yet a big player in the market
for desktops and notebooks…”

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