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Oh, I agree...
...from an economic standpoint, it makes sense. But I don't see it as a way to increase the mindshare of Linux among consumers, who (by the description given) won't know what the Netbook is running in the first place (and won't care, nor should they). How does that help Linux? Linux needs higher visibility, not lower, if it wants to make inroads into the consumer OS mindshare. For Linux to become a viable consumer OS people need to know they're getting Linux, and want it.

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I bet  btidwell | 08/26/08
RE: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?  NoFunDon | 08/26/08
Laptop Linux?  rapson | 08/26/08
Linux is cheaper than Windows  Michael Kelly | 08/26/08
How you like your Eee?  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 08/26/08
Shoulda waited for the Atoms  Michael Kelly | 08/26/08
Oh, I agree...  rapson | 08/26/08
It is also that MS does not offer anything really lean and mean to just  DonnieBoy | 08/26/08
Even Linux is overkill for this task  balsover | 08/27/08
Complete SaaS service??? the windows stuff back at the office!! - NT  raycote | 08/26/08
Linux filling in niches nicely.  hamobu | 08/26/08
RE: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?  douglh | 08/26/08
Still, it is one more thing that enables certain groups of users to switch  DonnieBoy | 08/26/08
If you can DDNS and port forward on your router  Michael Kelly | 08/26/08
SSH  daengbo | 08/27/08
Inaccurate. Works fine on Linux  dave.leigh@... | 08/26/08
Remote log-in tricks, together with the increasing viability of web apps,  DonnieBoy | 08/26/08
Lo  dave.leigh@... | 08/26/08
You bring up some very good points. VNC is great, but, it requires that the  DonnieBoy | 08/26/08
Why?  dave.leigh@... | 08/26/08
Not in my experience  JDThompson | 09/07/08
My killer app  20kwfence | 08/27/08
Linux' Laptop Weakness is Wireless Support  wfranklin20005 | 08/27/08
RE: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?  mockingbirdfan | 08/27/08
Corporate Policies  dave.leigh@... | 08/27/08
RE: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?  MichaelSM | 08/27/08
RE: Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?  caddman1steve@... | 08/28/08
LogMeIn is EXCELLENT  kokuryu | 08/29/08
the netbook screen is to small to control your desktop  mikeymike76@... | 09/08/08
Re: the netbook screen is too small to control your desktop  apta | 09/09/08

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