The wave of small computers

We are on the eve of the global wave of pre-installed Linux computers, but we often don't know. At present, the remainder of the Computex computer exhibition in Taipei in May is being displayed. The second wave of Linux Desktop is called the small computer wave in the industry.

The so-called "small computer" refers to a moderate display size (8.9 ~ 10 inch), using solid state disks, wireless networking capabilities (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi), low-price UMPC (Ultra Mobile) PC. This is the hardware package of Linux. The famous critic Steven J. Vaughan-Nicolas called the two (UMPC and Linux) "Made for each other ". There is no doubt that Asus's "Easy PC" product family is a pioneer, while Dell's "delle System" is a follow-up. According to foreign media, this summer, Dell will launch a "Atom processor enhanced" small computer, which is only 0.8 inch thick, but has a large display of 12.1 inch, 8 ~ 40 gb ssd, 1 ~ 2 GB of memory and advanced wireless networking capabilities, the price is around $300! Hey, this kind of computer is only USD 300. How can Dell make money? This is because Dell "eye-catching knowledge Bao" uses Ubuntu 8.04, which completely saves the cost of pre-installed software. At the same time, Ubuntu is spread by shell, and the two are different in different regions. It is really "Made for each other ".

We can imagine that the exquisite small computer with a price of 300 US dollars (note that it is a Dell brand) has come out. Once it becomes available, the pre-installation problem of ubuntu will not be solved? In my opinion, it is easy to install and install every day. The majority of users should not have been suffering from installing an operating system. Ubuntu's self-starting USB flash drive should also be regarded as a small wave of this wave, making Ubuntu and the durable USB flash drive "Made for each other" available in different regions for common prosperity. In the past, Microsoft used pre-installed Windows to shut down Linux. Now, it's Linux's turn to take the road and fix it. Vista, Which is fat and fat, can lose weight now, even if it is too late.

Some people may think that free software is free of money and there is no business opportunity. It depends on how you play the game. In the future, only free software may be left on the earth to flourish, and at that time, commercial software was struggling to breathe, and it was hard to survive.

(Note: I decided to invite several windows veterans to help compile the Ubuntu user manual. Because ubuntu experts often regard technology as their own (I have seen many such people), while windows veterans do not regard Ubuntu as their own. In their view, ubuntu is simply a "pediatrics" and is easy to handle .)