Acer Launching Android Netbook
It looks like Acer will be the first manufacturer to launch a Google Android powered netbook.
Acer plans to launch an Android netbook in Q3 of 2009, which would make them the first manufacturer to launch a netbook with runs Android.
The Acer Android netbooks will use the Intel Atom processor, and are expected to cost slightly less than current Windows XP netbooks, how popular they will be remains to be seen, as XP has become a lot more popular on netbooks, than Linux.
It will be interesting to see how many other manufacturers follow suit, and if Android Netbooks will have any impact on Windows XP netbooks.
via Engadget
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June 5th, 2009 at 11:40 am
[...] XP Posted 05 Jun. 2009 in Gadgets, Netbooks by Fatgadget Some of our readers will remember the Acer Android Netbook that was announced earlier this week, which looked to be the first netbook to launch with the [...]