[ Thanks to Cosmo
Lee for this link. ]
“Taiwanese computer parts maker Asus obviously didn’t get the
memo.“Didn’t Asus know notebook computers need hard drives? Or that
they’re supposed to run Windows–and the pre-loaded software must
bloat the boot-up process to the length of a long weekend? Don’t
they know you don’t just go selling laptops for less than $750–let
alone $400–unless the hardware has been aged like whisky?“Asustek Computers Inc. went ahead and broke the rules with the
Eee PC. And we should all be thankful…”