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Taiwan’s makers test markets with Linux-based notebooks


Publication:	DigiTimes	Date:	Mar 22 2004

Taiwan’s notebook makers, including Asustek Computer and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), have started marketing low-cost Linux-based notebooks in the US market, according to sources at the Taiwanese makers.

Taiwanese makers will also promote their value notebooks in China, where the Chinese government is encouraging the adoption of Linux-based PCs, said the sources.

There still is room for Taiwanese makers to promote sales of Linux-based notebooks in the US market due to Linux’s competitive pricing and low-cost operating system (OS) and application software, the sources said. The office-use application software supporting Linux is just around 10% of Microsoft’s Office, they noted.

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