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I think convertible tablets are a great idea, and would be the only MS product I might consider. However at this time they are overpriced and underpowered and lack built in dvd/cdrw which makes them less useful as laptop replacement.

The reason the cost is so much is MS. It would be interesting if Acer had the nads to offer their product without MS, but odds are they would damage all their agreements. Talk about undue influence.

?What exactly would a Tablet PC with Linux do?? Almost anything you could do with the other. Yes onenote is an interesting app, but it locks you in to the MS treadmill.

There are several dozens projects using Linux on the various tablets in various states as well as some commercial offerings:

http://www.lycoris.com/products/tablet/

http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/

http://midori.transmeta.com/

http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4592414817.html

I can see that collaboration, note taking, & forms, maybe useful to some and annotating doc's is kinda cute, but for my personal use a wireless (more book like) way of surfing and reading doc's would be useful. I can wait form more open integration. I can wait till they get less expensive. Even If I got an an MS one I would still use only Moz & OO or VNC into a *nix workstation.
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Overpriced Underpowered...  serpentmage | 10/23/03
Imagine if the TabletPC were about 1K  uk_forum@... | 05/29/07
When Dell and IBM come out with Tablets it will be Mainstream  Biggins | 10/23/03
Linux is the way to go here.  DonnieBoy | 10/23/03
Almost there already  Chad_z | 10/23/03
Used a Tablet PC last week  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/03
Price of the OS?  KTLA | 10/23/03
Deja vu...Apple Newton all over again  MarcB_z | 10/23/03
Ever used a Tablet?  KTLA | 10/23/03
It's the megahertz, stupid  Robert Carnegie | 10/28/03
What, decrease the Microsoft Tax?  BitTwiddler | 10/23/03
Linux?  KTLA | 10/23/03
sounds like a...  bmh129 | 10/23/03
a challange?  lmaxwell | 10/23/03
Linux? Why not?  LazurusLong | 10/23/03
Logging in for the 5th time today  BitTwiddler | 10/23/03
What's wrong with the old system?  P. Douglas | 10/23/03
When you dance with the devil you get burned  Squawkbox | 10/23/03
The numbers game..  d_jedi | 10/23/03
hardware costs  lmaxwell | 10/23/03
MS used to be a good company  Blue Wolf_z | 10/23/03
Yep using WINE for gaming sux  Squawkbox | 10/23/03
Consumer "demand"  uk_forum@... | 05/29/07
That devil Acer still around  FilledOut | 10/25/03

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