Comments on: Microsoft to give out thousands of netbooks to TechEd Australia participants http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fduch http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-48548 Fduch Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:41:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-48548 Yeah. That's what I think every time I see how Linux users (<1%) trying to act as if they are big (by opening their mouths very wide). Yeah. That's what I think every time I see how Linux users (<1%) trying to act as if they are big (by opening their mouths very wide).

]]> By: Fduch http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-48549 Fduch Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:28:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-48549 Please UPGRADE your head by installing brain before commenting. Please UPGRADE your head by installing brain before commenting.

]]> By: Fduch http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23313 Fduch Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:41:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23313 Yeah. That's what I think every time I see how Linux users (<1%) trying to act as if they are big (by opening their mouths very wide). Yeah. That's what I think every time I see how Linux users (<1%) trying to act as if they are big (by opening their mouths very wide).

]]> By: Fduch http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23312 Fduch Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:28:42 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23312 Please UPGRADE your head by installing brain before commenting. Please UPGRADE your head by installing brain before commenting.

]]> By: Supportive http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23295 Supportive Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23295 Desperate, desperate, desperate :-P Desperate, desperate, desperate :-P

]]> By: Mikez http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23292 Mikez Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:20:57 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23292 HP has been quoted as saying: "a customer placed a big order"<br>as the reason they ran out of 2140's before the new machine<br>was introduced. Now we can guess who placed the order. HP has been quoted as saying: “a customer placed a big order”
as the reason they ran out of 2140's before the new machine
was introduced. Now we can guess who placed the order.

]]> By: DougC3 http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23275 DougC3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:16 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23275 $1,999 Australian... no free lunch from MS. $1,999 Australian… no free lunch from MS.

]]> By: pauli http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23271 pauli Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:20 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23271 you know what? you just might not be the sort to sign up for the conference. you know what? you just might not be the sort to sign up for the conference.

]]> By: pixel qi fan in waiting http://liliputing.com/2009/07/microsoft-to-give-out-thousands-of-netbooks-to-teched-australia-participants.html#comment-23269 pixel qi fan in waiting Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=10283#comment-23269 The 2140 is being _ discontinued_ or phased out, currently at HP. The only one worth getting with XP Professional downgrade from Vista , FM904UT is no longer available as well per recent email from HP regarding an RMA or DOA situation with 2140 - so, if it is not working correctly, then only replacement would be a "refurb" maybe this is why MS is doing this unit (as in HP's eyes, they are on the way out the door and really cheap for them to sell out inventory, and then MS can then get without OS and MS can add MS OS for free, right now).<br><br>That FM904UT had 6 cell battery, and HD 1366x768 screen (lesser models have SD screen that is not as good).<br><br>I would want a SMARTbook with ARM processor, hopefully with Pixel Qi screen, and LINUX (Mobiln, or Ubuntu Netbook Remix, OR CrunchBang Linux) instead... so, any free 2140 would be junk with MS OS until it was UPGRADED to LINUX. The 2140 is being _ discontinued_ or phased out, currently at HP. The only one worth getting with XP Professional downgrade from Vista , FM904UT is no longer available as well per recent email from HP regarding an RMA or DOA situation with 2140 – so, if it is not working correctly, then only replacement would be a “refurb” maybe this is why MS is doing this unit (as in HP's eyes, they are on the way out the door and really cheap for them to sell out inventory, and then MS can then get without OS and MS can add MS OS for free, right now).

That FM904UT had 6 cell battery, and HD 1366×768 screen (lesser models have SD screen that is not as good).

I would want a SMARTbook with ARM processor, hopefully with Pixel Qi screen, and LINUX (Mobiln, or Ubuntu Netbook Remix, OR CrunchBang Linux) instead… so, any free 2140 would be junk with MS OS until it was UPGRADED to LINUX.

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