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Group pitches Linux for free netbooks from mobile carriers (NetworkWorld)

Group pitches Linux for free netbooks from mobile carriers (NetworkWorld)

Posted Jun 30, 2009 17:52 UTC (Tue) by pranith (subscriber, #53092)
Parent article: Group pitches Linux for free netbooks from mobile carriers (NetworkWorld)

wishful thinking. apps on linux are better when they are free. also the Big Guys at Redmond are not likely to allow this to happen.


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Group pitches Linux for free netbooks from mobile carriers (NetworkWorld)

Posted Jul 1, 2009 9:39 UTC (Wed) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link]

In this case it is the mobile carrier that wants to gain something. Specifically: an account with them for some time.

If they earn more than 100$ for such an account and you can get the price of such a netbook below 100$, they may actually get some extra customers.

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