Comments on: Netbook World Summit: Worth A Look? http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/08/netbook-world-summit-worth-a-look/ Channel News, Reseller News and Channel Partner Programs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JanC http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/08/netbook-world-summit-worth-a-look/comment-page-1/#comment-106236 JanC Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:49:02 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=6406#comment-106236 Mandriva has done the OS for the very cheap Hercules eCafe netbooks[1] from Guillemot Corporation. These netbooks are based on an AMD Geode SoC and quite a bit slower than Atom/Celeron/Via-based netbooks, especially the graphics, but they are also significantly cheaper (130-200 euro (all taxes included) depending on the model IIRC). They are sold in the Carrefour[2] hypermarkets, at least in France & Belgium, probably also in other countries. Maybe other places sell them too. So, it's not all that strange that Mandriva will be there. Now, when looking a bit closer, the netbookworldsummit.org domain is registered by Romain d'Alverny[3], who is "Web department manager at Mandriva"[4]. I would say it's obvious why Mandriva will be there, and maybe The VAR Guy can ask Canonical why they are not there? ;) [1] See http://www.hercules.com/uk/ecafe/bdd/p/84 for example [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour [3] http://www.who.is/whois/netbookworldsummit.org/ [4] http://www.linkedin.com/in/rdalverny Mandriva has done the OS for the very cheap Hercules eCafe netbooks[1] from Guillemot Corporation. These netbooks are based on an AMD Geode SoC and quite a bit slower than Atom/Celeron/Via-based netbooks, especially the graphics, but they are also significantly cheaper (130-200 euro (all taxes included) depending on the model IIRC).

They are sold in the Carrefour[2] hypermarkets, at least in France & Belgium, probably also in other countries. Maybe other places sell them too.

So, it’s not all that strange that Mandriva will be there.

Now, when looking a bit closer, the netbookworldsummit.org domain is registered by Romain d’Alverny[3], who is “Web department manager at Mandriva”[4].

I would say it’s obvious why Mandriva will be there, and maybe The VAR Guy can ask Canonical why they are not there? ;)

[1] See http://www.hercules.com/uk/ecafe/bdd/p/84 for example
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour
[3] http://www.who.is/whois/netbookworldsummit.org/
[4] http://www.linkedin.com/in/rdalverny

]]> By: Frankie Says http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/08/netbook-world-summit-worth-a-look/comment-page-1/#comment-106216 Frankie Says Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:04:34 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=6406#comment-106216 Is Canonical sending a speaker? Is Mr. Spaleta onto something here? VAR Guy? Dave? Anyone? Is Canonical sending a speaker? Is Mr. Spaleta onto something here? VAR Guy? Dave? Anyone?

]]> By: Jef Spaleta http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/12/08/netbook-world-summit-worth-a-look/comment-page-1/#comment-106211 Jef Spaleta Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:50:04 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=6406#comment-106211 Interesting partner and speaker list....no Canonical/Ubuntu rep...but Google and Mandriva. Mandriva? I know its France and all..but I find it fascinating that Mandriva is sending a speaker and Canonical is not. -jef Interesting partner and speaker list….no Canonical/Ubuntu rep…but Google and Mandriva. Mandriva? I know its France and all..but I find it fascinating that Mandriva is sending a speaker and Canonical is not.

-jef

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