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> Intel Windows netbooks Netbooks were originally Linux. MSFT created a special licensing class just to try to undercut it. It wasn't great, but because Window
by trelane 6mo ago
> Intel Windows netbooks
Netbooks were originally Linux. MSFT created a special licensing class just to try to undercut it. It wasn't great, but because Windows and Microsoft licensing, it quickly took off. People realized Windows on netbooks sucks, thought that meant that netbooks sucked, and eventually netbooks died. Until, arguably, ChromeOS arrived.
RIP, Linux netbooks of yore. I do miss you so.