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____/ nessuno@wigner.berkeley.edu on Friday 12 September 2008 19:52 : \____

>
> Acer has stated that it will be pushing Linux aggressively on its
> laptops and netbooks....
>
> Its flavour of Linux will boot in 15 seconds compared to minutes for
> Windows, and the open source operating system can extend battery life
> from five to seven hours.
>
>
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/22...hes-linux-hard

I'm aware of companies that do a bulk order of these (for the staff). Microsoft
is trying to use the Gartner types to muddy the water.

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~~ Best of wishes

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