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Originally Posted by GMtm
I would hardly condiser the interest in EEE pcs massive and Linux is still wayyy to geeky to be taking to heart by the mass market. It needs a brand and I suppose the nearest it has to that is Ubuntu, but its still not fashionable enough. Apple know their marketing, they have a good recent record of targetting the mass market very well. Look at how many different classes of people stampeded high streets around the USA and UK for the ipod and iphone!
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What, EEE pc's are so popular they are being sold by the millions and numerous other manufacturers are now copying their idea. It may not be mainstream in the western world yet (mainly because of supply issues), but it will catch on soon. It also looks pretty cool,
Asus Eee PC Desktop, Eee Box Unveiled - HotHardware
I recently purchased Mandriva 2008 and there was nothing geeky about it, it had everything included I could wish for (mediaplayer, officesuite, burning software and way more) and it was way more userfriendly then any windows installation. Update names need some work though.
Apple just does a great job selling their overpriced underpowered hardware trough keen marketing. Thumbs up for them! Funny how the Ipod in particular has got to be the number one failing piece of hardware worldwide and it still sells great. It's even worse then the undisputed number 2, Xbox threeshitty.