In Australia XP Cheaper Than Linux On Eee 900: related news

EEE PC with XP is cheaper than with Linux

Apparently, as the new Asus EEE PC 900 (the model with the bigger screen) enters the market in Australia, the Windows XP version of it will be cheaper than the Linux version. A$ 599 for the XP version vs. A$ 649 for the Linux version. In addition, only the XP version will be offered to the broader market in mass retailers, while the Linux version will only be sold in more specialised computer stores. This has led some people to believe that Microsoft and Asus are somehow in bed with each other, aiming to undermine the further proliferation of Linux.

In Australia, XP Cheaper Than Linux On Eee 900

KrispyDollars writes "It sounds crazy to say this, but the XP-based version of the Eee PC 900 (the new version with the 8.9" screen) will actually be considerably cheaper than the Linux-based version. At the official launch today, the company told journalists that 'Microsoft has been a longstanding supporter of Asus' to explain the price discrepancy. And — get this — only the XP-based machine will be sold at mass-market retailers, while the Linux-based model will be consigned to computer stores."

Australian Eee PC 900-XP to be Priced Lower Than Linux Counterpart

Asus is turning a surprising deal in America into and even more surprising deal for Aussies. After the wild success of the Linux-only Eee PC 4G in America, which retailed for a lowly $399, Asus recently announced beefier upcoming Eee PC 900's, which comes in two versions-- one sporting Linux and, for the first time, another version equipped with Windows XP. The new PC's were both priced at $549, a surprise to some who expected the Windows OS version to be more expensive. The catch -- the Windows machine only came with a 12 GB solid state drive, while the Linux machine came with a 20 GB drive.

Windows XP Eee PC Cheaper than Linux Variant

IconAs we all know, the Eee PC, running a modified Xandros, has been a major hit for Asus, and because of that, also a major hit for Linux. The device proved that a computer with a pre-installed Linux distribution can still be s successful machine, and many hoped that this would push Asus and other vendors to produce more computers with Linux pre-installed. This hope could be in vain after all if the new Windows XP-based Eee PC has anything to do with it.

Can a Windows PC Really Be Cheaper Than a Linux Box?

A Windows machine that's cheaper than a roughly equivalent Linux version? How could that be? That's the question making its way around the Linux blogs these days as Asus has begun selling a version of its Eee PC with Windows installed that costs $50 less than the one with Linux preinstalled. That was all the fodder the commenters needed.

XP-Powered Asus Eee PC To Outsell Linux

Although the version of the Asus Eee PC running Windows XP will cost more than an equivalent model getting powered by Xandros-flavored Linux, Asus is saying that the XP model will be more popular. This only makes sense, because the mass populace is much more familiar with Microsoft's operating system than the one being bandied about by a stylish penguin.

Wal-Mart Nixes Linux; How Tech Busted Spitzer; We're Spammed

Here’s one for Linux-loving conspiracy theorists: Wal-Mart will stop selling PCs running the Linux operating system in its stores. The retailer started selling Linux PCs last fall, prompting this blog to write that if the PCs proved popular with consumers, businesses might start running the operating system on the PCs that workers use. (While businesses regularly run Linux on servers, the back-office computers that process data, hardly any run Linux on PCs.) Wal-Mart is ditching Linux in stores even though it sold out of the machines, which will doubtless feed the theories of a vocal crowd of Linux fanatics who’re convinced that The Man is conspiring to kill Linux. It’s more likely culprit is Mr. Market: Wal-Mart says that the computers weren’t what its customer were looking for, but that it will continue selling Linux PCs on its Web sit

Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Leaves Desktop Linux Behind

Linux.com's Joe Barr has an interesting commentary about the recent Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit and the astounding lack of attention for desktop Linux. Now, a great deal of the monetary support driving Linux these days comes from companies with a vested interest in "big iron" but hopefully this won't completely eclipse the rest of the community. "Before I learned that the press was not welcome in any of the working-meetings at the summit on days 2 and 3, I saw and heard rumblings of discontent from more than one ordinary Linux desktop user. One example: a top-ten list of inhibitors to Linux adoption, created by a committee of foundation members, contained nothing at all relating to desktop usage. Nothing. Everything on the list was about back-room usage.

The other day, Wal-Mart let it slip that it would no longer be selling Linux-powered computers in its stores. The retail giant will, however, continue to sell Linux desktop and laptop systems via its online store. Asus: alas poor Linux Eee PC we

Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin has also been a keynote speaker at industry and financial conferences including Gartner's Open Source Conference and Linux World. Zemlin met with InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill this week to talk about Linux topics ranging from overtures to Microsoft to the progress of Linux on the desktop.

More Eee PCs to ship with Windows than Linux this year

The Eee PC has been lauded for promoting a free, open-source Linux operating system, and current Eees all come pre-installed with a Xandros-based distribution. However, the tables may turn drastically as the year goes on. eWeek reports that Asus expects a whopping 60% of all Eee PCs shipped in 2008 to come with Windows XP pre-loaded instead of Linux.

Linux Foundation's Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off

http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2008/04/07/the-... Linux Foundation's Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off Linux and open source leaders work together on next steps for the operating system Austin, Texas ? April 8, 2008 ? The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today will kick off its annual Collaboration Summit. The brightest minds in the Linux server, desktop and mobile communities, among others, will gather at the UT Super Computing Center in Austin, Texas to determine how to advance the operating system in the year ahead. Keynotes and panels will address some of the following topics: What are the technology trends and the economics driving the Linux desktop in new low cost PC?? Find out directly from AMD, Asus, Dell, Everex, HP, Intel, Lenovo, TI, and more.

Asus' Eee Gets Windows XP ... But Hasn't Lost Linux (Yet)

At the CeBIT convention in Germany the other week, Asus unveiled a new edition of its flash-based Eee sub-notebook PC, nominally running a custom version of Xandros Linux. New models, Asus said, will run Linux ... and now Windows XP.

Asus's Eee Gets Windows XP ... But Hasn't Lost Linux (Yet)

At the CeBIT convention in Germany the other week, Asus unveiled a new edition of their flash-based Eee sub-notebook PC, nominally running a custom version of Xandros Linux. New models, Asus said, will run Linux ... and now Windows XP.

Advance notice of discontinuation of SUSE Linux 10.1

Dear opensuse-security-announce subscribers and SUSE Linux users, SUSE Security announces that SUSE Linux 10.1 will be discontinued soon. Having provided security-relevant fixes for more than two years, vulnerabilities found in SUSE Linux 10.1 after May 15th 2008 will not be fixed any more for this product. We expect to release the last updates around May 30th 2008. Please do not confuse SUSE Linux 10.1 with the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 family of products, these are different products and follow different policies. As a consequence, the SUSE Linux 10.1 distribution directory on our ftp server ftp.suse.com will be moved from /pub/suse/10.1/ to the /pub/suse/discontinued/ directory tree structure to free space on our mirror sites. The 10.1 directory in the update tree /pub/suse/update/10.

Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers?

tops writes "MadPenguin.org wonders why more Linux users aren't gamers and attempts to answer that question. The article suggests, 'As far as I'm concerned, it all comes down to a choice. Expect the gaming industry to follow the Linux doctrine or instead, build up a viable, cross platform gaming market that includes us, the Linux users.' The article urges publishers to consider Linux users as a viable market, and requests that game developers target Linux as a platform during the pre-production phase." What do you think are the most important obstacles barring the big game publishers from reaching out to the Linux market more than they already do?

The Linux Ecosystem to More than Double to $49 Billion

Linux may be a free platform for many and a reasonably inexpensive alternative to Unix and proprietary platforms for others, but make no mistake. For years, Linux has been big business, and if projections made by the market researchers at IDC turn out to be correct, in a few short years the Linux server ecosystem spending on hardware, software, and services directly relating to the platform will hit $49 billion by 2011. That's more than twice the $21 billion in Linux-related server spending that IDC reckons the companies of the world accounted for in 2007.

Analyst: Original Eee PC Just for Linux Geeks

Eee PCI wanted to talk to NPD’s Stephen Baker so I could get his take on whether he agreed with me that Best Buy’s decision to shun the Linux version of the Eee PC was a momentum-changer for the platform in general. And he happily obliged. But the most interesting tidbit had to do with the Eee PC itself. Or should I say the “Eh� PC? Any “mainstream� Eee PC users care to comment?

Asus Eee PC 4G with XP available in Best Buy starting April

Asus Eee PC 4G with XP available in Best Buy starting April The success and momentum Asus has built behind its ultra-portable, and ultra-economic Eee PC laptop has lead the company to expand the Eee PC line to cater to new markets. Near future plans include a desktop spin off, but the laptop line will most definitely remain as the star. As it's been rumored for a while the newest addition to the family will be the Windows XP version of the 4G notebook which is set to hit Best Buy stores April 9th for a retail price of $399.

Mobile Linux Conference at LinuxWorld Features Embedded Linux Track

IDG World Expo has announced that a new "Embedded Linux" track has been added to the Mobile Linux Conference program at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®. Presentations and panels will address a diverse range of topics including development and life-cycles of Linux-based devices, user interfaces, embedded virtualization and other enabling technologies, and case studies from key applications areas. The Mobile Linux Conference is making its debut at this year's event and will offer in-depth technical training, strategic insights, and hands-on experience in mobile Linux and open source opportunities and solutions. LinuxWorld® is scheduled to take place August 4-7, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Report: OLPC may eventually switch from Linux to Windows XP

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Microsoft Accommodating Eee With Lightweight XP

KrispyChips writes "In what could be a first Microsoft is working to create a special build of Windows, just because Windows doesn't run very well on a certain computer. ASUS' runaway success Eee PC is now 'officially' available with Windows XP, but (according to APC magazine) is not exactly a great experience. There are none of the nice pre-loaded apps that come with the Linux version, for example. And XP has some real problems coping with the screen size and limited system specs of the unit. As a result, ASUS says it is going back to Microsoft and working on a special XP build that will be lightweight and more suited to UMPCs."

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

Local mag claims Aussie Eee PC buyers will pay extra for Linux

In a move that's going leave local Linux buffs alleging Asus has been handsomely rewarded by Microsoft, the computer maker is to charge less for the Windows version of the Eee PC 900 in Australia than the version using the open source OS.

Linux Driver Project April Status Report

IconHere's an update on the Linux Driver Project. "The Linux Driver Project is alive and well, with over 300 developers wanting to participate, many drivers already written and accepted into the Linux kernel tree, and many more being currently developed. The main problem is a lack of projects. It turns out that there really isn't much hardware that Linux doesn't already support. Almost all new hardware produced is coming with a Linux driver already written by the company, or by the community with help from the company. There are two main classes of hardware, video input devices and wireless network cards, that is not well supported by Linux, but large efforts are already underway to resolve this issue, with the wireless driver issue pretty much taken care of already, however there are a few notable exceptions.

Asus Eee PC to Get a Little Less Linuxy

Asus' Eee PC is a super-small computer that until recently was available only with Linux preinstalled. Soon, however, the company will also offer it with Windows XP preloaded -- and the company reportedly predicts the XP model will be the hotter seller. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart has taken its low-cost Linux PC off the shelves. Do buyers of budget computers simply have no interest in Linux?

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