It is not surprising why the Eee PC has taken off so far since its release. People want to see something new and innovative without breaking the bank. And that is what ASUS has given the geeks and non-geeks alike around the world. Eee PC is a truly innovative piece of technology that is affordable and useful, something that other manufacturers has been lacking.
Mike Elgan writes in his article that ASUS has taken the title of the most hated computer company today simply because its release of the Eee PC. Companies including Dell, Microsoft and even Apple were overtaken by ASUS’s fast-growing midget laptop since these companies were reported to have plans of releasing identical product.
Micorsoft is also affected since the laptop comes with Linux OS, which provides additional savings for the consumer. Not only it comes with a working OS, it also comes with Office suite, Firefox browser and other apps to get the user going. How’s that for savings?
But one company is not bothered by its release and it is no other than Intel since the laptop is powered by no other than Intel. Both companies have been providing people with innovative products which made them great partners.
More about this is found here.
Popularity: 14% [?]
ASUS EeePC is a small computer running Linux from a cost effective small solid state disk with ultra low power consumption. This is clever stuff, highly suitable for a mobile PC. In total contrast, Microsoft, releases Vista that requires 20+GBytes of disk and over 2Gbytes of main memory to be moderately effective. I can’t see why Microsoft would be angry, for a long time they have followed a policy of bloatware forcing users to upgrade out of shear frustration with response time, and thus buy more Windows and Office licenses. Microsoft must have always known that, as the gap between what they offer and what is possible continued to grow, eventually someone would step in to exploit that gap. It is a choice they made, not ASUS.
It appears that ASUS claim one EeePC is sold every six seconds. This is enough to interest software vendors in complimentary applications for this device and consequently small solid state Linux devices should start to leverage LINUX. Microsoft choose to give LINUX a huge advantage in low power consumption and consequently battery weight in the portable market.
Small, ultra portable PCs must become increasingly important, so this is not a battle MS should lose, but they have set themselves up with a huge boat anchor called Vista.
I totally agree with you. While other laptop manufacturers consistently following the trend of creating bigger, meaner machines, ASUS has come up with a great idea of going back to basics.