I can’t say I own an Eee PC, an HP MiniNote, or any UMPC, but all I need to do is read what people say about them and use some common sense to figure out that a full desktop OS is not, as a general rule, a good option for a tiny screen. Unfortunately, not everyone seems to agree.

The VAR Guy is reporting that SuSe Linux Enterprise will be shipped on the MSI Wind, a yet another yet-to-be-released UMPC. I have no problem with Novell, well, ignoring the whole Microsoft patent deal thing, but I just don’t think shipping a full desktop OS on a UMPC is a smart idea, especially when you could just use Ubuntu Netbook Remix or Linpus Linux Lite?

I can sort of understand on a bussiness-y UMPC like the MiniNote, but come on, think about your customers and what software they need. Next time, MSI, choose more UMPC-apropriate software.

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