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Why does Linux always have to be associated with "cheap"? There is no market for Linux devices because everyone wants them to be "cheap". I would like a high e

• toni 12y ago
  My bad searching abilities :) Didn't really mean it must be cheap per se. I actually backed Ubuntu Edge. One thing I realized is that adding "cheap" to your search phrase will show up more hacker-type attempts to install Linux on Android devices.
• keithpeter 12y ago
  Linux does not always have to be associated with cheap, I recollect that Dell's 'Sputnik' tie up with Canonical wasn't at the $350 end of their laptop range. I read the grandparent comment along the lines of 'I want to see how to put Linux on a tablet. People will be hacking this with the possibility of bricking the device. I'll search for cheaper devices'
  • toni 12y ago
    My sentiments indeed. I will not dare to hack on a $400 Android tablet, but gladly brick a couple of $50 tablets in order to learn one thing or another.