[ale] Over 2x More Asus Linux Netbooks Now Being Bought Than XP on Amazon

[Meuon]

I just bought a bunch (12) of Asus Eee Top units that came only with  
winxp
and wiped that for eeebuntu.
Dang things are fast and responsive under Linux.

Just because they came with microsoft on them doesn't mean they stay  
that way!



On Apr 11, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Daniel Howard <dhhoward at comcast.net> wrote:

> I saw this while looking for an accessory for my daughter's Asus Linux
> netbook:
>
> What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
>
> 54% buy: ASUS Eee PC 901 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270
> Processor, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB Solid State Drive, 20 GB Eee Storage,  
> Linux,
> 6 Cell Battery) Pearl White
>
> 22% buy: (memory module)
>
> 14% buy: ASUS Eee PC 901 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270
> Processor, 1 GB RAM, 12 GB Solid State Drive, 20 GB Eee Storage, XP
> Home, 6 Cell Battery) Fine Ebony
>
> 5% buy: ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch Netbook (1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280
> Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 10 GB Eee Storage,  
> Bluetooth, XP
> Home, 9.5 Hour Battery Life) Black
>
> Which means customers are buying the Linux netbook by over 2:1 over XP
> versions.  I know there was a stat a while back that folks were
> returning the Linux netbooks more than 7 times as often as XP (they
> probably didn't know they were getting Linux), but what if only 10% or
> so of all purchases are returned?  That still means we're making
> incredible headway folks thanks to netbooks.
>
> Best, Daniel
>
>
>
>
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