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At the moment, Windows XP has succeeded in wiping out Linux from the netbook space little by little, but Android, although also open-source, is expected to be a different story. Google probably didn’t have making a netbook version of its OS in mind when it started out on Android, but companies like Asus have already confirmed that products with this open source operating system are already in the pipeline.
— David Gonzales of the EEE PC blog says Microsoft is expecting a fight from Google on the netbook (subnotebook, small computer) arena. This is a good thing because actual competition will make software and computers better. Google has demonstrated its interest in open-source highly-usable and efficient code, and Microsoft will have to answer with something that is better. Win-Win.
