@DutchGuy

Uh, when did Major4Play mention Linux? Axe grinding much?

Worst poem ever.

I think statistically my odds are rather slim, as I'm one of the later posters. But I will wage war against probability and hope for the touchscreen-PMP-goddess' blessings. And no, that's not PIMP Goddess, I think that's an old 1990's R&B one-hit-wonder group. Easy mistake.

I must say, I'm slightly disappointed with this article.

Not for the obvious reasons -- I fully support the sentiment behind it. However, I read Engadget ravenously, and I was not aware of the offensive posts until I read this article. In other words, this article has created a story. Furthermore, the posts were made by apparently unintelligent (and nearly unintelligible) posters... credence should not be granted to those who so desperately seek a platform for attention.

Engadget has become incredibly successful -- this is simply a symptom of that success. I would expect this type of childish commenting behavior to increase, rather than the alternative. You will know you have reached complete market saturation when you are certain you have comments written by semi-evolved creatures from Pluto. (Simply look at YouTube for evidence.)

The standard Engadget article is clever, entertaining, and informative. It is also unashamedly written by people, as opposed to much news reporting which is written by people trying to hide their personal bias in bland language. This is exactly why people read the site, and exactly why the immature use it as a tool to troll. Instead of drawing attention to those people without appropriate personal pursuits, take their comments as signs of market penetration, thank your stars that you have this great platform for reaching that large of an audience, and forget it.

In summary: Engadget should not negotiate with terrorists. :)

This is not an example of what Intel really believes -- it is an example of what the company hopes consumers / OEMs believe. Laptops which are more portable, more efficient, and cheaper? Why would people want that? Intel certainly doesn't, though -- lower profit margin.

This is still first generation. 8.9 or 10 inch screens with 1280x800, larger flash drives, and faster, more 'fuel-efficient' chips will drive the netbooks into even more accessible territory. Intel is looking at existing markets and saying "nope, not a real need", failing to point out that a $300 laptop generates an entirely new market. (Low income families, children, and, let's be honest, fashion accessories.)

The argument about halting the progress of technology is important, but not necessarily accurate -- a successful 'cloud computing' environment still relies on servers capable of serving applications to many systems, so their hardware must be reliable, fast, etc. Maybe the newest Intel chips won't be in every laptop, but then again, why are so many people wastefully purchasing more than they actually need?

This is also a wakeup call to hardware and software manufacturers -- stop being so wasteful. Other than bigger games and shinier interfaces, how has our day-to-day web browsing, email checking, and document writing (with 'occasional' media enjoyment :) really changed in the last five years?

I need this for street cred. Or, really, any sort of cred is acceptable.

Sadly, the fact that the process is in arbitration versus the courts means that any result from this won't affect the interpretation of the law (or, really, anything except for Apple and/or Pystar's pocket book.) If it does continue to court (as this is non-binding) there is hope for a narrower scope of EULA restrictions... but it is unlikely.

"...a very Jesus-friendly form factor..."

Read your Bible. :) The cross was not so friendly to Jesus.

That is quite incorrect.

Nokia uses Linux on its whole Internet Tablet line, Samsung has several Linux phones (just not necessarily marketed in America), HTC has been working very closely with the Android project as a hardware partner, and Sony Ericsson just announced not-so-great numbers: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sony-ericsson-profit-down-48/story.aspx?guid={548A53C9-BB70-4EBC-BB96-6FD9F46CB96F}&siteid=rss ...

So, yeah. Linux not so bad.

You don't order a coke, you buy a coke. You order a Dr. Pepper. It makes sense, just believe me. :) Though what this has to do with DRMed music, I've forgotten by now...