Ballmer: The Slates Are Coming

[Fred A. Miller]

On 07/14/2010 04:46 PM, Michael Haney wrote:
> Speaking of slates and tablet computing in general, I saw this on
> Engadget todayhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/acer-said-to-be-launching-7-10-inch-android-tablets-before-the/
>
> 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.

Maybe I didn't "hear" right awhile ago....I thought Android 2.2 was 
reworked
Ubuntu. No?

Fred