Did Microsoft Woo ASUS
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Why did ASUS suddenly stop supporting Linux on their hardware? What is the benefit of this and how could they choose this course of action? Considering the fact that a properly installed Linux distro runs better on lower end netbooks than Windows ever will, seems fairly obvious that Microsoft must have given ASUS a deal they couldn’t refuse.
Why did Microsoft see what was seen as such an insignificant market share as a threat? There is no real question why ASUS made its choices. They are simply following where the money is and frankly, the believe that the money is with Windows.
As for Microsoft however, it is clear that they were not interested in allowing yet another market slip through their fingers. Just as they doing in Search, it seems like they also want to pickup as much of the netbook market as possible.
3 Comments
brentjones
July 10th, 2009
at 2:28pm
They should try installing Win 3.11 on it. Windows for Workgroups, ah those were the days.
Friendly Stranger
July 10th, 2009
at 2:34pm
….payola….
Dean
July 10th, 2009
at 6:43pm
Did Microsoft Woo Asus?
Maybe they threatened them instead, in whatever way shape or form. Here’s a recent victim http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23479/1090/
Does Microsoft “Woo” anyone?
They can bully an entire country’s legal system http://www.redherring.com/Home/14234