Comments on: Why Windows 7 Will Fail on Netbooks

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:53:43 +0000

Being someone who uses a netbook more or less exclusively (like right now), I can tell you that all of these netbooks pretty much ARE the same. Whether you have an 8.9″ screen or a 10.2″ screen, a 2 hour battery or a 10 hour battery, an Acer or an HP, you’re still getting a 1.6 GHz processor with 1 gig of memory. And almost exclusively now, it comes with Windows XP Home. All of these stats mean that these things are so cheap because essentially you’re paying for a 7-year-old computer. With the cheap version of the operating system, that doesn’t even come with a word processor on it. Which in itself means you’re almost forced to get OpenOffice and other open source software.
I really want Linux on this (Acer) netbook, because it’s so damn slow. I’ve had it only about 1 year, and it’s aged considerably. I don’t know anybody with Windows 7, and I’ve barely used Linux, but I have trouble believing that 7 is the faster of the two. One thing is for sure: it’s got to be free!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:25:36 +0000

It figures that a linux website would sit here and bash windows 7 lol.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:55:06 +0000

Two things may make W7 life a living hell —

1) ARM processors. The new chips that are coming out are very low power and imminently suited for the netbook lifestyle. They are also cheaper than their Intel equivalents. And MS does not support ARM. The price disparity between an ARM powered netbook running Linux will be glaring compared to its Intel W7 brothern.

2) The moves that Intel is making is that they are no longer placing all their bets on WinTel. Moblin is the indicator. But Google is in the act as well. Android can play in the netbook space quite well and ASE will provide plenty of demand to use it.

By: lancest

lancest — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:50:09 +0000

I also hear stories about many people taking Windows off netbooks and notebooks and replacing it with Ubuntu. Linux is certainly ready for mainstream desktop evidenced by it’s worldwide popularity. We use Ubuntu desktops on all pc for personal and business. I know plenty of less advanced users who can use it. The only reason more aren’t is that people don’t like to invest in learning new things. This will change as Linux gets more exposure. Google’s Android, Moblin, Ubuntu and others are going to have a big impact in my opinion.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:38:04 +0000

First off, your an idiot. Microsoft could care less if they make any money on their netbook OS. MS could even loose every single home user it has and be just fine. Most of their money doesn’t come from those sources, it comes from business’s that run windows servers and windows clients. If you think its gonna be the year of the Linux your dead wrong. Ya a lot of people are buying net books that come with Linux on it but guess what… They are taking Linux off and putting XP on! I am not a MS fanboy, I actually run a Linux server and a Linux client for my self. I am a big fan of Linux but its not to the point where its for the everyday computer user. Yes it has come a long way but the day when the command line is no longer needed is the day I will consider Linux a big competitor in the OS market. Till then it just a excellent OS that is meant for more advanced users.

By: ASUS и Linux — “недолго музыка играла…” | Блог FlyCat.Info: КОТорый летает...

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:29 +0000

[...] тут я рекомендую взглянуть на любопытную статейку “Why Windows 7 Will Fail on Netbooks” [...]

By: SA

SA — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:18:04 +0000

I think this article hits it right on the head. Why should a consumer that is buying a notebook even be worried about the operating system being crippled? Personally, I think this is wrong to hold back functionality on purpose. I can’t see how this will help the Windows 7 campaign. I have migrated all of my computers to Fedora Linux anyway, as I’m tired of dealing with the Microsoft pricing and political games. And, I couldn’t be happier.

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:39:24 +0000

The key issue here is whether or not MS will keep discounting Windows on netbooks. The market has already proven that it will not tolerate full pricing for windows on a netbook. If anything, MS’s missteps here will lead to OEMS’s continuing to develop out better consumer versions of linux, and possibly Android. I would be really interested to MS’s data on XP usage on netbooks, to see if people are really using them for anything else than web and email…

By: Koronis

Koronis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:52:33 +0000

I think Linux is too complex for the average Netbook user to grasp. Not saying Linux is complex but the average Netbook user is really an appliance operator, save the few geeks that can make them do anything they want.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:43:20 +0000

What this article doesn’t say and what no one here seems to know is that Microsoft is working with manufacturers such as Asus to define what a netbook is and therefore what version of the OS they will sell on it. The hardware manufacturers don’t like netbooks since they make much less profit on them than full sized laptops. If the people who write and sell the OS and the people who make the hardware it runs on agree on these arbitrary limits then you are stuck. Asus is also on an anti-linux campaign with Microsoft thereby completely reversing course on Linux.

http://www.itsbetterwithwindows.com/