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At 18 Jul 2010 08:57:16 -0700 John Navas wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:37:16 -0600, in
> <kTl0o.38022$f_3.36109@newsfe17.iad>, "Todd Allcock"
> <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
> 
> >The netbook manufacturers have done a lousy job of crippling their
netbooks 
> >so as to not compete with larger PCs, but according to a few studies,
most 
> >who buy a netbook as a cheap laptop substitute are dissatisfied
> 
> Citation?  Because what I've seen is only that netbooks disappoint as
> laptop replacements (not surprisingly), not as basic devices in their
> own right.


Isn't that what I just said?  Those "who buy a netbook as a cheap laptop
substitute" are unhappy.  Those who buy a netbook as a netbook,
recognizing it as a new category, are perfectly happy.


>  The Eee has been a runaway success for Asus; likewise the
> Aspire One for Acer.  See
> <http://www.liliputing.com/2009/07/pc-pitstop-users-rate-netbook-
satisfaction-msi-wind-u100-on-top.html>


I don't doubt it.  I'm mostly happy with my EEE PC (the original 701)-
the keyboard is a POS, but other than that it works fine.  I replaced the
included Linux with XP, installed my ancient copy of Office 2000 (works
fine with low-horsepower PCs) and added a third-party display driver that
displays virtual resolutions up to 1024x768 using the 800x480 display. 
(That was the main reason I switched to XP- no simular Linux driver was
available.)  It keeps the kids happy on vacation playing online games,
and I'll borrow it occasionally if I run into a task my WinMo phone can't
handle.

I just ordered a newer netbook so the EEE will either be retired to one
of kids' bedrooms for media playback from the home server, or I'll steal
it and throw the MeeGo netbook OS on it that Larry was talking about
earlier to see how MeeGo is coming along.