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Story: Asus to ship 60 percent of Eee PCs with Windows XP
A little arm-twisting perhaps?
Seems Microsoft are none too happy at the *runaway* success of the Linux-based Eee.
Despite the fact it has sold out everywhere, there is *massive* demand for it, and consumers *love* the hassle-free, virus-free, zombie-free and sexy-looking Linux OS, we have the remarkable assertion that a Windows XP version will magically get to 60% of it's sales by the end of the year. They even added someone from JP Morgan to make an assertion completely belied by the success of the Eee that nobody wants it with Linux.
Laughable.
No, it's the same-old, same-old Mafioso techniques that comprise Microsoft's main hold on it's slowly imploding monopoly.
Asus got the call from a high-placed and distinctly unhappy member of the Microsoft 'family' reminding them that "nasty things happen" to people who don't take their... er, protection.
Voila, PR puff piece asserting that all is well in Windows-monopoly-land...
Let's stick with the facts. Linux on this new generation of devices is a *massive* success. Vista is a failiure. Microsoft have seen the writing on the wall, and they are *terrified*.
End of story.
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