Can Cellphones Grow Up to Rival PCs?

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 19, 2009 4:17 PM EDT
The New York Times; By Saul Hansell
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"What about Linux, which many users found hard to use and not compatible with all the programs they want to run? “There has not been a substantial incentive for a user to choose Linux before,” Mr. Burchers answered. “If you say a netbook is almost half the thinness, the battery life is four times, and it costs 100 bucks less, but I have to use Linux, that is an incentive.” Linux, he added, is improving. “This has been the first generation that is for non-geeks.”

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