Comments on: Five Trends at Southern California Linux Expo http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/ What's Next In the IT Channel Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Linux Fans Embrace Apple MacBooks « All About Ubuntu http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-60380 Linux Fans Embrace Apple MacBooks « All About Ubuntu Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:54:34 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/#comment-60380 [...] Five Trends at the Southern California Linux Expo   [...] [...] Five Trends at the Southern California Linux Expo   [...]

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]]> By: JohnMc http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-60303 JohnMc Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:46:42 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/#comment-60303 The biggest unreported story to date is not Ubuntu servers, or even Ubuntu Desktop, nor even Going Vertical. That story belongs to Asus and the eePC on its sales figures. Asus since it debut has sold 400,000 units with a linux OS on it. 400k. That eclipses Dell's effort and they have had nearly a year to do so. Asus did it in less than 6months. The eePC has gotten a lot of press on technical merit, but hardly nothing on the financial numbers. Its a huge HIT for linux but you don't hear it touted in those terms. Sounds like a trend got missed. The biggest unreported story to date is not Ubuntu servers, or even Ubuntu Desktop, nor even Going Vertical.

That story belongs to Asus and the eePC on its sales figures. Asus since it debut has sold 400,000 units with a linux OS on it. 400k. That eclipses Dell’s effort and they have had nearly a year to do so. Asus did it in less than 6months.

The eePC has gotten a lot of press on technical merit, but hardly nothing on the financial numbers. Its a huge HIT for linux but you don’t hear it touted in those terms.

Sounds like a trend got missed.

]]> By: Jeff Waugh http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-60302 Jeff Waugh Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:42:08 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/#comment-60302 Canonical have consistently had more <em>commercial</em> interest and success in server-land than they have in desktop-land -- even before they really started pimping the Ubuntu platform as a server solution. :-) Canonical have consistently had more commercial interest and success in server-land than they have in desktop-land — even before they really started pimping the Ubuntu platform as a server solution. :-)

]]> By: Rich Cornell http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-60293 Rich Cornell Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:06:58 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/08/five-trends-at-southern-california-linux-expo/#comment-60293 Nice to see Ubuntu server in your list. But Ubuntu for desktop PCs continues to be the big, big, big story for Canonical. Nice to see Ubuntu server in your list. But Ubuntu for desktop PCs continues to be the big, big, big story for Canonical.

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