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- insllvn, on 02/04/2008, -3/+81Asus is fast on its way to becoming "that Linux company." If they can continue to offer the sort of easy to use and functional software provided on the eeepc, in attractive packages, they may well find a similar sort of success to what Apple has found. Though they target the low end sector of the market, were Apple products are more akin to a luxury line, they also offer a different OS in an aesthetically pleasing package that those who wish to think different on a budget may gravitate towards. I, for one, am very excited to see where they are headed. Before everyone just starts another flame war, everyone can benefit from competition; this is good for Mac fans, Windows users, and Linux enthusiasts alike. Here's to the future, to the possibilities!
- paintpro, on 02/04/2008, -3/+28Buried for being some guy's random thought
- basic0, on 02/04/2008, -0/+24This article is a little thin, isn't it?
- niallabrown, on 02/04/2008, -1/+23I don't remember any name or the person or the pod cast (sorry) but I listened to a podcast interview with a major developer of KDE 4 who was asked about KDE and ASUS. He strongly hinted that KDE and ASUS were actively talking and there was more to come but said directly he didn't want to steal their fire. So they have obviously been making plans.
- baalzebub, on 02/04/2008, -1/+19you are correct providing Asus uses completely Linux compatible hardware, i always prefer to build my own custom Linux install and i surely dont want to be patching the kernel with third party patches & mucking around with ndiswrapper...
- MavRevMatt, on 02/04/2008, -1/+18Linux needs a company like Asus to support it if not just to get attention to it, and get manufacturers to make hardware that works etc.
- badqat, on 02/04/2008, -0/+16"While the Eee PC was very successful..." wait a second...WAS? They're flying of the shelves even now. It IS a very successful product, and will be so as it expands...
- inactive, on 02/04/2008, -0/+12Asus for the most part has been great, the web forum (slowest website on the internet??) still has great support. Plus its nice to buy something that has linux drivers, even wifi (my p5k-e mobo is great)
- gamersedge, on 02/04/2008, -2/+13Asus has a long term plan?
- gONZObLISS, on 02/04/2008, -1/+12Here is a great little site to check out the Eee PC--they are awesome for the money, Linux is great once you deprogram your MS mind
http://notebookcomputerstore.beyondtheirweb.com/co ... - popstop785, on 02/04/2008, -0/+10I have the Eee pc and I love it. I changed it to the "advanced" mode and am very happy with it.
On my way to learning Linux. - Microdot, on 02/04/2008, -1/+11..... except the next up and coming virus/malware/trojan/worm
- ZephyrNinety, on 02/04/2008, -1/+11There's a use for all three and Linux is perfect for Asus and Asus is perfect to fill a consumer niche that has never been filled before.
- Phocion55, on 02/04/2008, -0/+10MS still can't successfully cram that 7 year old OS onto an Eee, huh?
- Rikkochet, on 02/04/2008, -0/+9Been there, done that.
You can't just "switch to Linux" for something different or for the novelty. Linux has huge benefits in its appropriate areas. If you're like me and really just use your home PC to do gaming, there's little sense in switching over - the learning curve is steep and you can't become as adept at Linux in a couple of weeks as you have become at Windows over the years.
Change over when you have a need and you're ready. That's what I did and it seems to work for people. - Phocion55, on 02/04/2008, -0/+9....and downed WGA servers.
- sirhomer, on 02/04/2008, -0/+8How can you need non-existant software (DX11)?
- NOFXY, on 02/04/2008, -0/+8The eee PC was never really meant to be a gaming computer. I don't see the problem here.
- funkywood, on 02/05/2008, -0/+8Just like when Firefox came out after IE beat Netscape by being better, with Vista and Ubuntu I think we've reached the point where the open source is now better than Microsoft's offering and will continue to improve faster than Redmond can keep up. I don't think it will just be Asus that goes down the Linux route. Customers will start demanding it.
- explodingzebras, on 02/04/2008, -1/+9surely you guys going on about DX11 must mean DX10? You won't part with Vista until Microsoft forces you to upgrade again to Windows 7 for DX11!
- joe8pack, on 02/04/2008, -0/+7I have a small desktop Asus computer, the model is ASUS S-presso.Its basically a home theater pc. It comes with a setup disk and builtin TV card. The setup disk installs a small linux partition, so that the computer can be used to watch TV without booting into windows. It is dual boot. Press the power button and it boots windows or whatever o/s you put on that partition. Press the instant on button and it boots Linux and runs the TV software, you can view pictures, listen to the radio or cd's without booting Windows. Very cool, very easy to use. Asus makes some interesting hardware, at least they are trying different things.
Here's a link to a pix:
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=1&l2=4&l3=0&l ...
So as you can see Asus has been interested in Linux for quite some time. My S-presso Linux/windows box is vintage 2005 or so. - zeejay, on 02/04/2008, -0/+6No. Proper names get an apostrophe-s, even when they end in s. Honest.
- vibrokatana, on 02/04/2008, -0/+6iirc, they modified existing drivers to work with the hardware. Since they make the hardware it is fairly easy for them to do that.
- JSchwage, on 02/04/2008, -0/+6Asus is my new best friend.
- alexlafreniere, on 10/13/2009, -0/+6I don't know who you think you're kidding, but most versions of Linux are the epitome of clean and simple. Which do you think is more logical for a main applications folder, a button labeled "Start" or a button labeled "Applications"? Have you seen the interface on the Eee PC? It's just about the most clean and simple GUI I've ever seen. And iTunes compatibility isn't a critical feature, considering distros like Ubuntu come with media players like Rhythmbox that are 100% fully compatible with the iPod, and look nearly identical to iTunes. And don't spam your Facebook; its just wrong. :)
- Roger, on 02/04/2008, -1/+6Seems like blogspam to me.
- KloroFormd, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5By 'decades', you mean 20 years or more, correct?
How was there '80's look-alike logos in the '80's? Or worse, '80's look-alike logos in the 70's... - speedyrev, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5Why is this front page? It has no news in it what so ever.
- coldfu5ion, on 02/05/2008, -0/+5Should read..... "While the Eee PC *IS* very successful and *RUNS* Linux".
- CarzorStelatis, on 02/05/2008, -0/+5Er... VLC and Mplayer are both originally Linux programs.
- inactive, on 02/04/2008, -0/+5except for it not existing.
- paradigmx, on 02/05/2008, -0/+5funny, I use "everything just works" to describe linux, seriously, I'll give 2 examples, my dual core AMD desktop and my Dual Core Dell 6400, with Linux Mint, I have no problems getting anything to work
Dell 6400
1.8ghz intel dual core 2
Whatever Mobo the 6400 uses
onboard intel 945
2GB ram
Windows: Installs fine, need to go to Dells website and download all the drivers from a relatively obsficated interface. then I spend a few more hours installing Office, codec packs, Eclipse and other assorted software i use on a daily basis. I have to fight with WGA to download all my updates(and its a legal copy of Windows) and finally everything works the way I need it
Linux Mint: pop the disc in, surf the net while I Install, reboot into complete linux install after about 30 mins, enable Desktop effects and then watch a DVD... Done
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
Asus M2NSLI Deluxe Motherboard
Ati Radeon Saphire X1650
2GB Ram
Windows: Once again, the Windows Install has no problems, I have to hunt around the Asus website for my Motherboard drivers, then hunt the AMD website for the Ati drivers. then I spend a few extra hours installing all my software I use on a regular basis and then remove WGA(I admit, if i'm putting XP on my desktop its pirated. Thats because Dell doesn't let you put their copy of Windows on anything but a dell)
Linux Mint: pop the disc in, surf the net while I Install, reboot into complete linux install after about 30 mins, run Envy which automatically installs my Ati driver, enable Desktop effects and then watch a DVD... Done
Can't tell me windows is easier than that, I use both, I know.
Try Linux Mint, I think you'll be suprised: http://www.linuxmint.com/ - Sairgem, on 02/04/2008, -0/+4Funny, I'm not sure the last time I needed to use the terminal. That's a tired argument against Linux if you're using a distro such as Fedora, Ubuntu, or suse. If you're using Debian, Gentoo, Slackware...etc..., you have no right to complain.
- williebee, on 02/05/2008, -0/+4Maybe its you.
- franksalvo, on 02/04/2008, -4/+7I like what Asus is doing, but I wish somebody would try to bring BeOS back!! :p
- sirhomer, on 02/04/2008, -1/+4Did you dump spelling and grammar too?
- kiwiboyus, on 02/05/2008, -0/+3I want one. If the next version has a bigger screen or higher resolution I'm buying it right away.
- paradigmx, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Its not better than My Slackware with OpenGL 5000, I can run Quake 900 at 3 trillion Frames per nanosecond
- inactive, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2White Raven - no one is asking your to ditch you working computer and all its software for a different system. What we have here is an alternative.
The eeepc in particular isn't designed to replace your XP machine - however it does fill a gap in the market for a cheap, simple to use, basic machine for email, internet and office apps.
Its not for you - so calm down. - mlr263, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I'm glad to see this happening. I have always thought that hardware manufactures could differentiate their products better if they ran Linux with custom UI environments. You look at all the hot new machines coming out that run Windows, and you think, "Oh, just another Windows machine." It somehow looses it's "coolness", because it has nothing different to offer besides the case. I think this is one reason Macs are selling so well. I bought an Eee PC for my son for Christmas, and he loves it. True, the UI is not very glitzy, but it's functional for the thinks he needs to do, and it's stable and easy to navigate.
- tech42er, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Must be run by the Ubuntu team. ;)
- tech42er, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2So it's "them". Look, I don't care if you use Linux or not. I'm happy with it, so use it if you like it. And if you don't want to make the necessary investment of time to learn a new OS, just use Windows, which has the advantage if familiarity.
- paradigmx, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2but Linux can still be useful at that size, Windows... theres always notepad i guess
- paradigmx, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2I think his point is that while you wage an anti-linux campain, some of the software you use was developed for linux originally, that would be like saying, I run MS office under linux through Wine, so Office is now a Linux App
- CarzorStelatis, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2Erm.. you mean beyond Asus already using a modified version of KDE in all their Eee products?
- rollerboy, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2I love Asus. If only their 13.3" laptop did not have a crappy battery life...
- inactive, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2 I agree. It's really good ...I have been nothing but impressed with Linux and I was a Windows user for years.
- inactive, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2I wouldnt think asus would do that. apples one of their customers. (apple laptops and maybe other stuff made by asus)
- dvord, on 02/05/2008, -0/+2How in the world did this article make it onto the page?? Really thin.
- DontThinkSo, on 02/04/2008, -0/+2Literally; it only takes up a third of my screen horizontally.
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