Comments on: Microsoft Embracing, Extending, and Extinguishing Sub-notebooks http://techrights.org/2009/06/04/microsoft-embracing-extending-netbooks/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bogdan Bivolaru http://techrights.org/2009/06/04/microsoft-embracing-extending-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-65343 Bogdan Bivolaru Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:51:22 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12449#comment-65343 Please note that we are getting better at fighting MS: So far they were passivelly fighting us, seemingly at no effort to them, but now as more and more people actively seek Freedom Software and standards implementable in free software, they have to actively fight us and spread their efforts thin. This is were we wanted them! Now all we have to do is to wait for them to run out of resources... Guys just hang on to something, like a freedom project, while the F5 tornado passes... Please note that we are getting better at fighting MS:
So far they were passivelly fighting us, seemingly at no effort to them, but now as more and more people actively seek Freedom Software and standards implementable in free software, they have to actively fight us and spread their efforts thin. This is were we wanted them! Now all we have to do is to wait for them to run out of resources…

Guys just hang on to something, like a freedom project, while the F5 tornado passes…

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/06/04/microsoft-embracing-extending-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-65074 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:59:20 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12449#comment-65074 Recommendation of Windows is <a href="http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/01/leaked-oem-vista-ad-incentives/" rel="nofollow">something Microsoft pays for</a>. That's what ASUS is doing. Recommendation of Windows is something Microsoft pays for. That’s what ASUS is doing.

]]> By: Marcus Koze http://techrights.org/2009/06/04/microsoft-embracing-extending-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-65070 Marcus Koze Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:47:13 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12449#comment-65070 I don't know how accurate this may be, after hearing and reading about Asus leaving Linux variants of Eee (remaining WindBlows only) I've recently checked out their Eee site and ... hmm, there seems to be a linux option available there (http://eeepc.asus.com/global/getstarted.html?n=1) ... BUT !!! Do check out the presentation of the 2 versions... The windblows page is relatively neatly designed and "words of worship" allover the place as if it would be the 8th wonder of the world, definitely a distinct look there... while the linux page shows a presentation of some of it's features, wearing an XP theme (the "Silver" theme) ... if the reason for that theme is "familiarity" I'd cast my vote for asus to keep going with the micromoft worship only (abandon Linux for good), as i don't think people would be mislead by some distinguished linux theme there ... What do they want to do, make people think that they have windblows, even if they run linux ? Help spread the belief that there's nothing else than micromoft's so-called OS ? Well, at least that's my personal opinion on it ... and I appologize for the bad english (not my native language), hope you understand everything. I don’t know how accurate this may be, after hearing and reading about Asus leaving Linux variants of Eee (remaining WindBlows only) I’ve recently checked out their Eee site and … hmm, there seems to be a linux option available there (http://eeepc.asus.com/global/getstarted.html?n=1) …

BUT !!!

Do check out the presentation of the 2 versions… The windblows page is relatively neatly designed and “words of worship” allover the place as if it would be the 8th wonder of the world, definitely a distinct look there… while the linux page shows a presentation of some of it’s features, wearing an XP theme (the “Silver” theme) … if the reason for that theme is “familiarity” I’d cast my vote for asus to keep going with the micromoft worship only (abandon Linux for good), as i don’t think people would be mislead by some distinguished linux theme there … What do they want to do, make people think that they have windblows, even if they run linux ? Help spread the belief that there’s nothing else than micromoft’s so-called OS ?

Well, at least that’s my personal opinion on it … and I appologize for the bad english (not my native language), hope you understand everything.

]]> By: NotZed http://techrights.org/2009/06/04/microsoft-embracing-extending-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-65000 NotZed Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:26:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12449#comment-65000 Bring on the ARM-books. I'll buy one! Bring on the ARM-books. I’ll buy one!

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