http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/03/14/will-asuss-umpc-success-carry-into-linux-desktops/ Linux news, Ubuntu news, open-source software reviews, and Ubuntu tutorials Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:01:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.linuxloop.com/2008/03/14/will-asuss-umpc-success-carry-into-linux-desktops/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Robert Pogson Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:22:13 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/03/14/will-asuss-umpc-success-carry-into-linux-desktops/#comment-849 The eee had some angles: it was small, cute, well built, first, and colourful. It appealed to women and children (smaller people who tend to like colour). I suspect ASUS will try to find some angles for this new product: base station for the eee (backup, software repository, home files, printing...), man-sized product, more subdued colours ( but I still like that bright yellow!), and something for the whole family. The eee had some angles: it was small, cute, well built, first, and colourful. It appealed to women and children (smaller people who tend to like colour). I suspect ASUS will try to find some angles for this new product: base station for the eee (backup, software repository, home files, printing…), man-sized product, more subdued colours ( but I still like that bright yellow!), and something for the whole family.

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