[ubuntu-uk] Good news for Linux promotion?

[Bruce Beardall]

Me too, I'm definitely holding out until some ARM based options are on the
table. Despite desperately needing a new laptop and even a new netbook, I'd
rather not spend money on a new Intel machine until I've had a chance to see
the competition in action.

When I had my G4 iBook, Ubuntu PPC worked wonderfully compared to the
molasses-like OSX. I can't wait to see what Ubuntu ARM is like.

Cheers

Bruce


On 3 February 2010 19:34, Alan Pope <alan at popey.com> wrote:

> 2010/2/3 Dianne Reuby <pramclub at yahoo.co.uk>:
> > In the PC Pro newsletter today, these two items caught my attention.
> >
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/355246/arm-our-netbooks-will-fly-with-or-without-windows
> > One significant barrier to ARM CPUs in netbooks is Windows' lack of
> > support for the company's processors. East admits it's a problem. "If we
> > were to wake up tomorrow and find Windows support for ARM it would
> > certainly accelerate ARM penetration in that space," he said.
> >
>
> I had a play with a few ARM based computers at the last UDS and on the
> podcast we interviewed very nice man from Freescale (who manufacture
> ARM-based chips). There's certainly an opportunity for ARM to take
> over somewhat this year I hope there are plenty of brave manufacturers
> willing to take the leap away from x86. The prospect of many tens of
> hours of battery life coupled with HD video playback and a familiar
> (to me) interface means I'm somewhat holding back on buying a new
> laptop until much later in the year.
>
> Cheers,
> Al.
>
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