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By: Boboz

Boboz — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:31:04 +0000

I’m sure there’s contracts all over the place so that vendors must put the windows logo on windows PCs. and i’m guessing it’s not yet economically convenient to build linuk computers with their own keyboard.

or maybe HP just didn’t think about this.. that key being almost generic now days.

i do agree it shouldn’t be there though

By: The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:51:34 +0000

@Skit: The sub-notebook comes with a SUSE Linux sticker off to the side, but a sticker on the keys will surely wear out.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:31:20 +0000

I know, they usually do, but have you heard of a single case about the Windows key being sued over? And it’s on most keyboards now (I haven’t seen one without such a key for a long time now anyways). I’d say that’s making it pretty darn generic, at least in the case of keyboards (I recall Xerox losing their trademark over photocopying because the term had become so generic).

By: Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:40:29 +0000

Carl: Microsoft protects its trademarks pretty darn aggressively. In this case, I think MSFT is pleased to have its brand distracting people away from Linux.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:49:56 +0000

I think that could even be a Trademark issue. They aren’t defending their trademark of the Windows logo, and it is being used in a generic way on keyboards, so there could be repercussions from this sort of thing. Not that I think it is likely, but I suppose it isn’t out of the realm of possibility.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:39:42 +0000

“however I think complaining about a little Windows key is lame”

Think about it for just a second…

Do you see Ford logos on Chevy cars?
Do you see Target logos on Walmart stores?
Do you see a donkey on the Republican web site?

Linux and Windows are competitors. No one in their right mind puts their competitor’s logo on their products.

By: The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:29:58 +0000

@John Fabiani: The VAR Guy is taking a hard look at the 2133. He likes the form factor a lot. But he also heard about some new devices from ZaReason.

By: John Fabiani

John Fabiani — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:19:08 +0000

I own a HP 2133. I threw away the SUSE 10 and loaded openSUSE 11. So far the only thing not working is the web-cam. I don’t need it but it would be nice to know it worked. My purchase was based on the size factor of the HP2133. I wanted something for travel. And I’m happy.

By: meyouthem

meyouthem — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:49:57 +0000

kjb:The look on Balmer’s face says “Can I eat him now? I need a little snack before my chair throwing work out”

By: kjb

kjb — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:09:26 +0000

The image below is enough said. There is nothing good that can come from this deal and it makes me sick to just look at it. Giving Microsoft the ability to go around and say hey if you use Novell’s Linux we won’t sue you, but if you use somebody’s else Linux then all bets are off even though its the same freakin operating system. If you don’t see an issue here then you aren’t worth any further breath.

http://news.cnet.com/2300-1016_3-6132296-1.html

By: Monstroxus

Monstroxus — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:15:23 +0000

My wife and I bought a mini note with suse. The mini note is hers, I use Ubuntu on my own laptop with all bells and whistles so I recommend her the mini note with linux, Also because of its great build and fantastic keyboard. (the processor is a bit slow… but that’s no big deal) However, this particular version of suse sucks… really its old and buggy, fonts are lousy – not sharp. No big deal either, just replaced it with xubuntu 8.04, fonts look beautiful, everything runs smoothly. So basically the mini note is a great looking smart laptop, but the suse version sucks. (nothing against suse… I tried openSUSE 11 and its looks fantasic and is so much better than the one used on the mini note) openSUSE 11, gnome and KDE versions are superb.