Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Loafman<kenneth@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> booiiing wrote: >>> 2009/8/25 Gary <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>>> I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that >>>> Sony is weak in the mobile device market is not only >>>> unprofessional, it's simply untrue. >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/technology/8219005.stm >>> i say at most 3 months and maemo will be available for it :) >>> that would be awesome! >> Wonder if Nokia will honor a refund if you swap to Maemo from >> Windows? >> ...Ken > > On a netbook you would be better off skipping both Windows and Maemo > and going straight to Ubuntu (or kubuntu as I have). You get the full > range of ubuntu apps with no interface issues and can set up the GUI > any way you want: Gnome, KDE, Netbook Remix, and all the > customizeability you could want. You also would have zero issues with > development environment, etc. For me, the WiFi, bluetooth, webcam etc. > all worked out of the box, as do the most important function keys. > Don't bother with the "special" netbook kernel, it causes a lot more > problems than it solves. Fully agree. I don't understand why would somebody use maemo when they could be using Ubuntu for instance. To make it clear a comparison: why use Windows Mobile on a netbook if you can run Windows XP ? -- "If we really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem." - Krishnamurti _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
