On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:55 AM, Ray Rashif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's one very cleverly-planned gimmick. They wrote it in such a way that > we Linux advocates can neither deny nor accept, hence not being a problem to > them (think e-mails and spam). We have, for sometime, told people that > GNU/Linux is in fact easier for the Grandma. That's of course only true for > popular distros, i.e Ubuntu, Fedora. Now who would've thought that this very > fact would cause some people in the market to think of Linux as a "dumber" > OS? Actually, it's apparent - we just kept quiet because on the other hand, > the software is getting recognition. > > As acceptable as the fact may be, the choice of words aren't. They didn't > mention anything about OpenOffice et al, which is bad enough. The following: > > "to work efficiently" > > is saying with Linux in general - not only the Eee offering - we won't be > productive. > Ya, Linux can be "dumber" cos of the customised interface, or can be Advanced. And by the way, I hope they never forget the "roots" of Asus Eee ... http://eeepc.asus.com/global/news101712007.htm They use Linux word on general grounds ... Good points and bad points. Because of the great difference in UI, they should name their distro as Asus OS and promote as Asus OS instead of Linux ... And why they specifically bold the words, Windows Live Mail in http://eeepc.asus.com/global/news04152008.htm Regards John
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