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Windows And Linux Prepare For Netbook Wars II

Microsoft has clearly won the first Netbook Wars, sidelining Linux as an operating system for low-cost laptops. But, Peter Judge asks, what will happen when Microsoft throws Windows 7 into the mix?

The first Netbook Wars went to Microsoft. Originally designed by Asus as a low-cost device running Linux, the netbook rapidly became a Windows XP machine, as the likes of Dell and HP got involved. This week, Asus has confirmed that, to all intents and purposes, it no longer does Linux on the Eee - whatever it might say on its website.

Microsoft's victory in the first Netbook War is pretty much complete then. But Blogger Glyn Moody and others have pointed out that just how much of a Pyrrhic victory this will be ...

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