Report from San Francisco refers to HP has begun to output its first laptop that pre-loaded Linux operating systems.
At the LINUX World Conference on August and at the exhibition, the HP Vice-Chairman Martin Fink used this topic as the key points of its speech.
However, this is not the first Linux laptop of HP. In 2003, HP has launched Linux laptop in Thailand.
The NX 5000 starts price approximately $ 1140, which uses Intel Celeron or Pentium processor, 15-inch screen, hard disk between 30GB to 60GB. This Linux version is equipped with Novell's Suse Linux 9.1 and Open Office program groups. According to the news of the HP official website, this laptop can also install the Windows XP operating system when purchasing.
Use prediction
FINK pointed out that "The desktop sales of Linux exceeds Mac this year, so our laptop may further promote this situation."
In fact, ICD's industrial survey believes that this phenomenon has begun to present.
ICD analyst Dan Kusnetzky pointed out that "2003 Linux accounts for 2% of the desktop operating system."
Although Linux is very popular as a server operating system, it doesn't have such a success on the desktop. At the end of 2000, IBM started pre-installed Linux at its A20 and T20 laptop, but in the end IBM still stops providing Linux.
Several smaller vendors, including EliteGroup, and Tadpole, have also launched a laptop pre-installed linux.
Kusnetzky said that IDC estimates that in 2007, Linux will account for 6% of the desktop operating system.
From:
IT.com.cn (IT World)
