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Will Linux ever hit the mainstream?
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Reading today’s story about the chief exec of Red Hat admitting he was unsure if Linux had a future on the desktop reminded me of a conversation I had just two days ago, at the Samsung European Congress in Vienna. The big news here was Samsung announcing three new netbooks (all running Windows XP, including the highly unusual Samsung N310), and after the big speech five of us UK tech journalists were offered the chance for a roundtable chat with a couple of Terribly Senior People from Samsung.
As is usual with Terribly Senior People, they were quite resistant to actually giving away any information that might be considered useful, but one thing came out loud and clear: initially Samsung did seriously consider a Linux netbook, but after speaking to retailers it won’t be dabbling with Linux any time soon. (more…)
First look: Samsung N310
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Samsung placed a great deal of emphasis on the N310’s design when announcing it to assembled journalists at its European Forum 2009. And in the flesh it certainly makes a strong impression.
The outer coating looks almost like painted polystyrene to the untrained eye, and it’s only when you feel it that you realise this is moulded plastic vaguely reminiscent of 70s kitchens (think coloured Formica). It’s unusual, but somehow it works – because the surface is textured, when you hold it the N310 actually feels quite nice in the hand. (more…)
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