Ballmer: The Slates Are Coming

[David Gerard]

On 14 July 2010 21:46, Michael Haney <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like Acer is going to release a 7 - 10inch Android tablet by the
> end of 2010.  According to a credible source which has a good track
> record of getting Acer rumors right, the devices will be ARM-based and
> will run Android 2.2.  Acer is reported in talks with cell carriers
> for the 3G enabled models.
> This is good news.  Android isn't Ubuntu but it is Linux, its swiftly
> becoming the market leader in the mobile OS arena, and that's good for
> Linux in general.


It's important for Ubuntu fans to keep in mind that Android is
absolutely *not* GNU/Linux as we know it. Indeed, it's barely Linux as
we know it. However, it is developed for mobile usability and does use
a WebKit-based browser, so will render web pages accurately as needed.


- d.