Comments on: No More Linux Eee PCs?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:26:34 +0000

I agree with John. I have been using several distros of linux for some time,and think the problem is that linux software is unfamilair to the masses, so they think that linux is too prohibitive. Most don’t realize that everything that is done in windows can also be done using linux. I was excited about the fact that linux was being offered right at the oem level,but unfortunately popularity wins over quality once again.

By: John

John — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:00:14 +0000

One of the things that drew me to the Eee in the first place was that it shipped with Linux. While it may require a slight learning curve with unfamiliar users, I think Asus did a good job with their version of Xandros in regards to making it easy to use. Just because Windows is the most commonly used shouldn’t make it the standard.

By: Ed Taekema

Ed Taekema — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:06:51 +0000

I think not offering a linux version is too bad. Perhaps it is just pointing to a need to offer some better support for linux in the form of faster updates, more recently refreshed repositories and perhaps some more thought on which apps get installed out of the box.