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Jun
5

Acer tells Windows it’s been seeing Linux, needs some space

Posted by Joshua Fruhlinger in BLOGROLL, MEDIA

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Acer Aspire One

Microsoft sits alone at the cafe as Acer walks out, peering into its empty coffee cup, thinking, “I don’t need her anyway.” What are we getting at? Acer VP of Marketing Gianpiero says the computer company is seeing a big future with Linux. He says the cost of Windows over Linux — especially in its low-cost products like the Aspire One — is the biggest reason, and offered this meta explanation: “We have shifted towards Linux because of Microsoft. Microsoft has a lot of power and it is going to be difficult, but we will be working hard to develop the Linux market.” It’s not you, Microsoft. It’s Acer. Really.

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