The 1st ones were all Linux. Microsoft came in and created standards for manufacturers that prevented netbooks from competing with full laptops. Enough manufacturers wanted windows that they wouldn't make slightly more powerful netbooks
I think that's what killed them. Microsoft didn't want consumers to realize that they could use something else.
Then came the iPhone and Android. There are many out there that now do everything on their phone and got rid of computers
I use an old Acer Aspire One to surf the internet and write the simple scripts with Mousepad. I also chat on the XMPP network. I like my netbook. The text browsers are pretty good, if you like to read a lot :D
I was actually thinking using something like Frog Find would make them more useful these days, but I suppose something like Links would be a solid option too.
The 1st ones were all Linux. Microsoft came in and created standards for manufacturers that prevented netbooks from competing with full laptops. Enough manufacturers wanted windows that they wouldn't make slightly more powerful netbooks
I think that's what killed them. Microsoft didn't want consumers to realize that they could use something else.
Then came the iPhone and Android. There are many out there that now do everything on their phone and got rid of computers
That's interesting. I never knew that part about Microsoft writing the standards. I'll look into that a bit more. Thanks!
I use an old Acer Aspire One to surf the internet and write the simple scripts with Mousepad. I also chat on the XMPP network. I like my netbook. The text browsers are pretty good, if you like to read a lot :D
I was actually thinking using something like Frog Find would make them more useful these days, but I suppose something like Links would be a solid option too.