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Does Microsoft Deliver Anti-Linux Rhetoric to Best Buy Workers?

If you walk into any Best Buy store and head over to the computers, you can't help but notice that Microsoft Windows is by far the most prominently displayed operating system. You can find Mac systems and the occasional Linux netbook, but Linux in particular gets short shrift at the stores. Although Microsoft has not responded on the issue, this post suggests that Microsoft itself is behind the ghettoized status that Linux has at Best Buy.


ASUS Delivers a Sexy Netbook, But is it Ditching Linux?

In conjunction with the CompuTex tradeshow, ASUS has announced a new Seashell line of netbooks, with larger screens and a whole lot of battery life. The 1101HA (shown) has an 11.6-inch display with 1366 x 768 resolution. There is a 160GB hard drive, and the company offers 10GB of online Eee storage. The new netbook comes with 1GB of RAM, has a Z-series Intel Atom chip, and ASUS is claiming it gets a whopping 11 hours of battery life. That's hard to believe given the size of the display.

ASUS is making other announcements at CompuTex too. It's not clear, though, how committed the company remains to shipping Linux-based systems.



Linux Netbooks: What's the Secret Sauce for Sales?

As noted by Dana Blankenhorn in this post, Linux pundit Bill Weinberg is pondering whether Linux will survive as an OS for netbooks. Many of the early netbooks from Asus were Linux-based, and I saw Asus netbooks running Linux this past weekend at my local Target store, but there are still a lot of questions about whether there will be much of a forward-going market for Linux netbooks. Blankenhorn makes the point that the sales channel is a problem: I tried out some Linux laptops last year and, while there were some glitches they held promise. But when it came time for me to lay down cash, there was no Linux kit on the shelves. Is Microsoft's might in the retail channel too great for Linux netbooks to be successful in the long run?


Linux Shipping (in Stealth Mode) on More Desktops

The Linux Foundation's executive director, Jim Zemlin, pondered the idea that next year Linux may ship on more desktops than Windows or Mac. He cites a New York Times article on PC manufacturers reducing boot times with utilities such as SplashTop.

Even if the Linux shipments don't outpace Windows, Linux is being used increasingly on consumer machines. Zemlin says that though this isn't what was envisioned as the Linux desktop, it is a positive sign.