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Besides the Asus Eee PC X101 also the Lenovo Ideapad S100 was showcased at the recent Computex running the MeeGo operating system. The long awaited Ideapad S100 model is equipped with a low-cost Intel Atom N435 processor and sports a 10.1" screen.
There has been continued speculation about ASUS considering a Linux based operating system again for new netbook models. Google's Chrome and Android systems where the hottest candidates I guess, but an underdog won the race, the Asus Eee PC X101 netbook runs MeeGo.
Looking at the devices showcased at this year's COMPUTEX in Taipei it doesn't look like 2010 is the year for Linux on netbooks but rather the year of Android based tablets. Seems like every vendor feels the need to compete with Apple's iPad.
At COMPUTEX 2009 Taiwan based Linpus Technologies showcased its updated instant-on product and its Moblin V2 Linpus Linux Lite distribution with Linpus UI and Intel UI versions.
Thailand based NorhTec Corporation take the DIY Netbook concept one step further with their Gecko EduBook. To keep costs low the netbook can be shipped in pieces to be assembled in the countries they are delivered to.
