See my earlier answer here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272342 > The first netbooks shipped with Linux T

See my earlier answer here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6272342 > The first netbooks shipped with Linux The first netbook shipped with Linux but the launch announcement for the Asus included both Windows XP and Linux. Windows sold better and was more profitable. > Once they'd conquered the market, Microsoft pulled the bottom out by seriously limiting the capabilities of netbooks. No, the capabilities of netbooks were always limited. The netbook spec was upgraded twice to allow larger hard drives and screens etc. You could certainly argue that it wasn't upgraded enough, but then, it was limited to protect sales of laptops that were more profitable for Intel, Microsoft and the netbook OEMs. Netbooks had two main points: (1) provide a portable PC solution suitable for schools -- see Intel Classmate and, indeed, OLPC; (2) to provide a companion PC for existing PC users. It was nobody's idea to provide cut-price netbooks that would damage laptop sales. You might think it's a tragedy but it's just business.