Linux Desktop to Appear On Every Asus Motherboard

An anonymous reader writes "We first heard about Splashtop back in October, when the instant-on Linux desktop was announced. At the time it was a really exciting concept but Asus only rolled out the technology on high-end motherboards. Splashtop just announced that Asus will be expanding the desktop to the P5Q motherboard family and later on to all Asus motherboards. That's embedded Linux shipping over a million motherboards a month! The release also mentioned that the technology will be appearing on notebooks this year as well."

In other news...

[erroneus]

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Year of the Linux of Desktop

[ehaggis]

Maybe Duke Nukem Forever will also be included.

Re:Out of curiosity...

[Anonymous Coward]

1.17 million

*Fwooosh!*

[CFBMoo1]

Somewhere in Washington state, a chair is launched on a direct trajectory towards Asus's offices. Naturally NORAD is confused at first till they calculate the launch location.

Re:Out of curiosity...

[Yvan256]

Damn ACs pulling numbers out of their asses...

It's 1.18 million.

Motherboard Malware!

[PC and Sony Fanboy]

Rock on... I'd like some integrated malware instead of this 'operating system' bullsh*t.

I might even be able to steal some myspace passwords with it ... and pretend I've got friends ...

Re:Great timing!

[Dachannien]

I'm waiting for a machine that turns on before I actually push the power button.

Re:Year of the Linux of Desktop

[Zero__Kelvin]

"Maybe Duke Nukem Forever will also be included."

"This will not happen until the Linux Kernel has native support for an install mechanism where by I can double click on a single file and have it install a whole program including notifying and automatically installing programs it is dependent upon."

I don't see why everyone is calling you clueless. You are dead on the money. Duke Nukem Forever and putting things that clearly do not belong in a kernel in the Linux kernel will happen right around the same time. When penguins migrate to Hell for the cooler climate.

Re:Out of curiosity...

[fwarren]

Here let me fix that for you

I switch to Widnows every month or so.
But I get fed up.
Then I promptly switch back to whatever Linux I feel like installing.
Then I get fed up again.
And I think 'All the marketing says that Windows is better than Linux! I should try it AGAIN!'...
then I switch to Windows.
Until I get fed up...

Re:Ok this is good... Now I have a couple of quest

[Gat0r30y]

Someone has grossly misinformed you about the nature of my bubbles sir.

This is the year...

[jonaskoelker]

This is the year of Linux on the... wait, motherboard? Who changed the script?

Re:Year of the Linux of Desktop

[TheBig1]

When penguins migrate to Hell for the cooler climate.

So, about 2012 with global warming....

Re:Out of curiosity...

[A nonymous Coward]

No, 1.18 was the 31 days of January, and he is quoting for February.

Re:Out of curiosity...

[neokushan]

There's probably no mention of it running windows because of the defining amount of jokes that would be made about your car crashing...

Wintop!

[argent]

Meanwhile, Microsoft has announced that a new version of Windows Mobile including Pocket Internet Explorer and Pocket Windows Media Player will be available for motherboard manufacturers in the third quarter. "The initial release will be limited to a 320x240 screen resolution and controlled by tapping the "reset" and "power" buttons to simulate mobile phone controls, but we think people will find this a big improvement over those messy mice and keypads".

Re:Out of curiosity...

[Anonymous Coward]

oblig [dilbert.com]

Re:Out of curiosity...

[Hatta]

Truly, 2008 is the year of Linux on the Set Top.

Re:Out of curiosity...

[ThePengwin]

only 32.4 percent of people know that though

Re:Out of curiosity...

[skegg]

I tried for a week to find a use for that 30Mhz,but damned if I could find a use for it.

Why don't you put Vista on it and give it to someone you hate?

Re:Out of curiosity...

[You ain't seen me!]

There's also the 93% of the world's population who don't live in the USA. Some of them have businesses and computers too.

Yes, but the USA have been doing their bit to reduce that figure in the last few years.