LXer: Canonical disputes Microsoft netbook claims
 

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Ubuntu sponsor Canonical has posted a blog entry disputing Microsoft's claims that it owns 96 percent of the netbook market, and that Linux netbook returns are four times higher than with Windows. Canonical was responding to a blog earlier this month from Microsoft's Brandon Le Blanc. Written by Chris Kenyon from Canonical's OEM Services, the blog post, "Microsoft, FUD and the netbook market," claims that Microsoft's Le Blanc was incorrect when he wrote that Canonical confirmed a 4x return of Ubuntu-based netbooks, compared to returns of Windows XP-based netbooks.

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