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Re: Future Think Pads
Don Perley wrote:
> Yup. Someone said the question is moot thanks to Linux. Not to disparage
> any inherent qualities of Linux, but I would like a laptop that runs the
> software with which I make my living. It's available on PPC running AIX,
> but not Linux.
'Twas I. You're right, of course. Unfortunately, that doesn't produce a
mass market for IBM, and it seems that's what it takes before they'll
consider a "real" offering in that arena. By "real", I mean one with
features that compete with the Intel-based notebooks, especially in
terms of battery life.
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