The high rejection rate of Linux netbooks is a "break-in problem"

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The rejection rate of Netbook netbooks using Linux is much higher than that of Windows Netbook, but Canonical thinks this is not necessarily a bad thing for Linux.

The Canonical Corporation that sponsored the release of Ubuntun Linux responded to the numbers posted by MSI, the Wind Netbook manufacturer, last week.

In a visit to the Laptop magazine, MSI said that its own research showed that the Suse Linux version of the netbook return rate is four times higher than the Windows version.

This is similar to Canonical's experience in Netbook for Ubuntu, said Gerry Carr, Canonical marketing manager. "Our machines have similar return rates ." Carr indicates to the media. But Carr also said that such numbers should not be confused with real facts. after all, Linux is successful in Netbook.

"The return rate is relatively high, but not very high ." He said, "the return rate itself is not high, but it is a little higher than Windows XP, but Windows technology has been around for 20 years, so this should be understandable ." Canonical first showed a Ubuntu version of Netbook in June this year. Currently, it is expected to launch Ubuntu version 8.9 this month in cooperation with many OEMs (including toshba? Why? B100.

Carr stressed that, even if some users are disappointed, the launch of Asus Eee PC has brought more people to Linux for the first time. "After all, there will be some problems with the new technology ." He said.

In September, Amazon.com said that Linux Netbook was the top seller in the rankings. In August, the 12 best-selling netbooks were Linux, 6 Windows XP, and 2 Vista. Amazon said that most Linux buyers are buying at a low price.

Some users have bought netbooks for Linux but do not fully understand the situation. Carr said, "Some people think they have bought the wrong one, so they took it back and said they want to use Windows ." He said, "If a consumer directly says that he doesn't like Linux, or feels that he is not used to it after use, the problem will be quite high. This is not the case currently ."

Carr said that in the MSI case, Wind's Suse Linux version was criticized for its serious disadvantages, such as wireless network connection.