Somehow I'm not shocked. But in turn, I feel the EEEPC will lose some of it's uniqueness by having XP installed by default. Look at the stock Xandros install, there hasn't been many more systems on the market with an OS that easy to use. With Windows installed, it will be "just another Windows computer, complete with viruses/other malware" and not only that, a full, standard install of XP usually outweighs even the heaviest Linux distros out there, and when you add security software to XP, the size grows even more. And then trialware, another storage eater.
Also, the price-point outlined in this article is just an assumption, probably that XP will only be installed on the 12GB model and the Linux model will be on the cheapest. I say wait and see, and if I need a new EEEPC, you can bet your ass that I will be getting the Linux version, no questions asked.
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