[News] Acer GNU/Linux Laptops Come to Singapore

External Since: Apr 10, 2007 Posts: 6156

http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/newsview.php?id=2170

The world is changing.

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Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista

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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579

Acer: Vista Home Basic is a lemon

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| Microsoft is effectively smuggling through a price hike for Windows
| Vista - by making the entry-level version so poor that no-one will
| want to use it. So says Jim Wong, senior veep at Acer, the world's
| number four PC maker, who told UK hack Jon Honeyball: "The new
| [Vista] experience you hear of, if you get Basic, you won't feel
| it at all. There's no [Aero] graphics, no Media Center, no
| remote control."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/27/acer_slams_vista_home_basic/

Acer revises down this year's revenue growth projection

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| Acer Inc yesterday revised downward its revenue growth to less than 40
| percent, citing a weaker-than-expected impact from the release of
| Microsoft's Vista operating system.
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2007/06/15/2003365394

Now get a laptop for just Rs 20k!

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| Windows fanatics or those used to the MS operating system, however may be
| disappointed as it runs on a Linux operating system.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/07acer.htm

Acer Aspire 3680 Series with Linux OS in India Only $400

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| The good part is that it is a full laptop and even its wireless
| network works well.
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http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/acer-aspire-3680-series-with-linux-os.html

I've installed Linux, now give me my Windows refund

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| Unfortunately, due to unfair licensing practices, Windows comes
| with most computers that are purchased and most people have to payf
| or Windows whether they like it or not, even if they are looking for
| a naked machine, ie one without an operating system installed. As
| you may well know that finding a naked notebook is difficult and
| can be expensive. Because of this several complaints have been put
| to the European Union asking them to investigate. This has been
| reported in the press (see
| http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276088_msfteu01.html). This,
| as you may have heard, is referred to as the 'Microsoft Tax'.
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http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139627

External Since: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1065

After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
>
> ,----[ Quote
> | Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
> | businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
> | Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
> | Lenovo.
> |
> | "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
> `----
>
> http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579

No, there's a few fanbois out there, you lying Linux COLA zealot idiot!

> Acer: Vista Home Basic is a lemon
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Microsoft is effectively smuggling through a price hike for Windows
> | Vista - by making the entry-level version so poor that no-one will
> | want to use it. So says Jim Wong, senior veep at Acer, the world's
> | number four PC maker, who told UK hack Jon Honeyball: "The new
> | [Vista] experience you hear of, if you get Basic, you won't feel
> | it at all. There's no [Aero] graphics, no Media Center, no
> | remote control."
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/27/acer_slams_vista_home_basic/

Monopoly sneaking in a price hike. News at 11.

> Acer revises down this year's revenue growth projection
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Acer Inc yesterday revised downward its revenue growth to less than 40
> | percent, citing a weaker-than-expected impact from the release of
> | Microsoft's Vista operating system.
> `----
>
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2007/06/15/2003365394
>
> Acer Aspire 3680 Series with Linux OS in India Only $400
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The good part is that it is a full laptop and even its wireless
> | network works well.
> `----
>
> http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/acer-aspire-3680-series-with-linux-os.html

If these links are representative, Acer ain't too happy with getting the
Fista.

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