Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Iria · Oct 7, 2008, 04:47 AM

Over at JKOnTheRun, James Kendrick uncovers a fascinating statistic originally published in Laptop Magazine:

Andy Tung, Director of US Sales for MSI … told Laptop that their experience shows that netbooks with Linux are returned four times more often than those with Windows XP. This would indicate what others have already noted, many consumers pick up the cheaper systems and then realize that the Linux system is not what they are used to so they return it.
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Source: Ed Bott's Microsoft Report

Oct 7, 2008, 04:47 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet… Over at JKOnTheRun, James Kendrick uncovers a fascinating statistic originally published in Laptop Magazine: Andy Tung, Director of US Sales for MSI … told Laptop that their experience shows that netbooks with Linux are returned four times more often than those with Windows XP. This would indicate what others have already noted, many consumers pick up the cheaper systems and then realize that the Linux system is not what they are used to so they return it. ________ Source: Ed Bott's Microsoft Report