Netbooks Ought To Be Given For Free

Posted on Jul 1, 09 10:50 PM PDT

Do you agree with this statement by Jim Zemlin, the Executive Director of Linux Foundation, who claims that mobile telecoms companies ought to offer netbooks for nothing in order to gain profit through multi-year subscriptions alongside sales from their respective application stores. There is a snag, however, as Windows-powered netbooks are significantly more costly to give away for free, why not start with Linux-powered ones instead? What do you think of this idea - revolutionary, or will it be a flop?

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