From Windows Capable to the Linux Laptop

“In line with that, HP’s efforts deserve special attention. When
you put a famous designer’s name on it, you’re targeting consumers,
not those geeks at ZDNet. And, to keep prices low, these will be
all-Linux models.

“(I can’t wait for the ad where a model falls on the runway,
Chris Berman screams “Down Goes Frazier,” but her Linux laptop
still works.)

“Just as important as HP’s efforts to make a true mass market
Linux laptop is its effort to make a profit at it, even using the
old mobile phone business model of bundling wireless service with
the device. This has already worked in Europe.”

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