HP ditches Linux option for UK netbooks

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 5, 2009 10:42 AM EDT
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HP has dropped Linux as an operating-system option for its latest netbooks in the UK market. An HP spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Thursday that it will not offer the Linux version of the new HP Mini 1000 in "quite a few of the European markets", including the UK. The netbook, which was launched in October, was planned to go on sale in all versions this month. In fact, British customers cannot buy any version of the Mini 1000 other than the designer, premium-priced Vivienne Tam edition. That version, which comes only with Windows XP, is already on sale for about £450.

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