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Dell ponders Chrome OS, Moblin for future netbooks

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Dell ponders Chrome OS, Moblin for future netbooks

Dell has been offering a Linux option for its netbooks pretty much since day one. The company’s 9 and 10 inch mini-notebooks each come with a choice of Windows or Ubuntu Linux. Now Dell’s Doug Anson says the company is looking at other options as well, including the Intel-backed Moblin Linux distributions and Google’s upcoming […]

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Xandros, Canonical working on Moblin-based Linux distros for netbooks

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Xandros, Canonical working on Moblin-based Linux distros for netbooks

Xandros and Canonical are the latest Linux distributions to announce plans to develop versions of their operating systems based on Moblin. The Moblin Linux distribution, which is backed by Intel and managed by the Linux Foundation is a custom version of Linux optimized for Intel Atom powered mini-laptops. It boots quickly, takes advantage of the […]

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Asus: Our Linux netbooks aren’t returned more frequently

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on Asus: Our Linux netbooks aren’t returned more frequently

There’s been a lot of talk over the last few months about the future of Linux on netbooks. When the OLPC Foundation, Asus, and other early netbook makers decided to preload various Linux distributions instead of Windows on the earliest netbooks, there were a few goals. The OLPC Foundation wanted to embrace open source ideals […]

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MSI, Canonical: Linux-based netbooks returned more often

by Brad Linder 6 Comments on MSI, Canonical: Linux-based netbooks returned more often

The other day MSI’s Andy Tung told Laptop Magazine that netbooks running Linux were returned 4 times more often than netbooks running Windows. I took that admission with a grain of salt, because MSI is just one of a number of companies pushing Linux-based netbooks. And MSI is loading SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop on its […]