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From: Richard Bonner on 16 Dec 2009 08:22 AJL (339(a)fakeaddress.com) wrote: > From what I can tell in my local (Phoenix) big box stores the public > here has spoken. I no longer see any 7 or 9" netbooks, 10" seems to be > the smallest. And I haven't seen a Linux powered netbook in months. So > whether an underpowered tiny screened netbook without Windows would > sell or not is yet to be seen... *** I would think that people would tend to go for a handheld as opposed to a smaller-screened netbook. -- Richard Bonner http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/
From: Richard Bonner on 16 Dec 2009 08:29 AJL (339(a)fakeaddress.com) wrote: > BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >AJL wrote on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:10:56 -0700: > >Linux itself isn't too bad, but the worst part is that it isn't > >Windows. And I think this is what turns most people off about Linux. *** Perhaps It may be that they want to run MS software. If not, there are Linux desktops that mimic Windows. > You yourself prefer Windows, you've said it here many times. While I > have enjoyed playing with several versions of the Linux OS it always > seemed to me to be a bit of challenge. That's fine for hobbyists but > not for the general public. And that seems to be how they have voted > with their wallets. *** It depends on the version. Ubuntu seems to be less of a challenge, although newer versions are pretty bloated and have issues. A Linux distro I'd recommend for Windows users is Knoppix with the KDE desktop. -- Richard Bonner http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/
From: BillW50 on 16 Dec 2009 12:17 In news:hganb5$qqv$7(a)Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca, Richard Bonner typed on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:29:09 +0000 (UTC): > A Linux distro I'd recommend for Windows users is Knoppix with the > KDE desktop. Xandros also uses KDE desktop. They come with Asus EeePCs. Although they are setup to use easy mode vs. advanced mode which looks a lot more like Windows. Although it is hard to find updated applications or applications in general for KDE. For example, I haven't seen anything newer than Firefox 2.0 yet for it. Although I haven't checked in a few months. -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Windows XP SP2
From: BillW50 on 16 Dec 2009 12:26 In news:hgamu9$qqv$6(a)Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca, Richard Bonner typed on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:22:17 +0000 (UTC): > AJL (339(a)fakeaddress.com) wrote: >> From what I can tell in my local (Phoenix) big box stores the public >> here has spoken. I no longer see any 7 or 9" netbooks, 10" seems to >> be the smallest. And I haven't seen a Linux powered netbook in >> months. So whether an underpowered tiny screened netbook without >> Windows would sell or not is yet to be seen... > > *** I would think that people would tend to go for a handheld as > opposed to a smaller-screened netbook. I used my Palms a lot over the many years. Although I quickly got a real keyboard for the thing. As replying to email and newsgroups was a real pain without a keyboard. And webpages are too small on PDAs too. So netbooks are so much better to carry around and to actually use. I carry mine around in a small case with a strap. It works really well. Much, much lighter than a laptop as well. Even if I take a few extra batteries along with me. -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Windows XP SP2
From: AJL on 16 Dec 2009 15:48
ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner) wrote: >*** I would think that people would tend to go for a handheld as opposed >to a smaller-screened netbook. Except for the mobile sites it gets tiresome scrolling on the tiny screen of a PDA. On the other hand it's hard to fit a netbook in your front pants pocket... ;) |