http://www.fastcompany.com/member_recent_content/149680 Member recent activity block for member profile page en http://www.fastcompany.com/comment/comment-node-ant-3661 <p>Have you not been paying attention? Linux got it's butt kicked in the netbook field by none other than Microsoft. Why? As much as Linux is a great operating system it would appear that consumers demanded a product that they know and understand. Microsoft's Windows XP.</p> <p>I am a Linux user and I also own a netbook. I have an Asus Eee PC 701. As a second computer it's great and it does all that I want and need to do. The problem is many netbook manufacturers are bowing to consumer pressure and moving away from Linux as the only operating system available.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/comment/comment-node-ant-3661">read more</a></p> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:24:24 -0500 Kelly Quocksister 1118016 at http://www.fastcompany.com