Quite a while ago, Asus announced that they would be introducing a desktop version of the Eee PC, the E-DT. Now more details appear to have been leaked about the device, now called the EBOX, according to Electronista. Almost all of the details from before appear to still be true. The device is supposed to cost between $200-$300 and the previously-leaked design, which looks GREAT, also appears to be real. Perhaps the most interesting detail, though, is that there is no word of a Windows version.

Personally, I think that, in the case of a desktop, leaving Windows out is a good choice, and not just because I like Linux more. If you think about it, there are so many Windows desktops that as a Windows machine, the EBOX would have too much competition to succeed. As a Linux box, though, there is significantly less competition. Because of this, I think the apparent choice to ignore Windows for the EBOX is the right move.

This argument does bring up one question, though. There may be a lot less Linux desktop competition than Windows desktop competition, but there are still a surprising number of inexpensive Linux desktops, such as the gPC. Unfortunately, none of those cheap Linux desktops have done particularly well, so how is the EBOX going to be different? Frankly, I am not sure if I have a good answer to that question, so we will have to see what Asus does. The EBOX does have a few things going for it, though:

- The Eee PC has done very well, so its momentum may push the EBOX forward
- The EBOX looks very nice
- Asus may be able to do the software better than other companies have done it. For example, many people complained about bugs in the gOS that shipped with the gPC.

Although none of those are particularly compelling arguements, they do give the EBOX a chance. Hopefully Asus will take this chance and make the EBOX as good as the Eee PC and bring Linux to even more new users.