At
Acer's over-the-top product onslaught event last night, Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci and product guy Jim Wong confirmed they'd been playing around with Android in the labs, but didn't think an Android netbook was ready for primetime. Beyond the previously-confirmed
Acer A1 Android smartphone, Wong confirmed that they've prototyped android on a netbook, and that "it has a good chance" of making it into the hands of consumers, though he didn't foresee any desktop application at the moment. He says the big obstacle is making sure consumers get a full-fledged browser experience, and that they'll share more when they feel it's consumer ready. He also stated that he was pretty Acer sure
everybody was testing Android on netbooks, so we'll see which manufacturer bites first.
posted Apr 8th 2009 10:46AM
Isn't that the guy from borat?
LMAO!!!!!
Two whites don't make it Wong!
Two Wongs can make it white!
/good old fashioned GTA3
however there seems to be only 1 wong...
Glad i was not the only one to notice that.
That's too bad, because there are people who already installed the full OSX leopard on notebooks. I sense Apple is going to make the best netbook on the planet.
If they ever make one, which I doubt and even if they did it would be horrendously expensive for a netbook.
Aw iKurt, are you mad at Saad? did he totally pwn you? I feel a little bad for the dimwitted troll.
They look like they're delivering eulogies instead of hyping their product. Although, I have to admit that I'm curious to see Android on a netbook in the wild.
Why do we want Android on a netbook ? The linux kernel is nice but everything else is Java, not exactly bug free for full-fat apps and services.
Because Windows has been a dying and stagnant platform since at least Win2k and possibly as far back as Windows 95/98? There is simply nothing exciting going on, it's just dragging along on its de-facto desktop monopoly, raking in the cash. It's marginally tolerable on a full-powered system, but that's got more to do with consumers being using to it. There are very few if any inherent benefits to the design of Windows -- it's all learned behavior for users.
That on its own wouldn't be so bad for netbook makers, but the massive performance penalty you take for running full-blown Windows (not to mention the licensing costs) is painful when you're trying to create a decently-performing machine for $200-$400.
To reverse this trend, Win7 needs to be MUCH faster and a much cleaner.
(being USED to it) ... need to fire up the coffee machine.
If I had a netbook, I'd just run Ubuntu. Worst case, I'd have to run Ubuntu MID.
..but I'd love to buy a phone and just install Android over WinMo.
@UnixSystemEngineer:
OK.....
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Anyhow, I don't see android on a netbook as anything special. Why not cut the java middle-man (and a lot of developing) and just go straight for a linux distro. The kernel already supports i86, x64, ppc, arm. Perhaps to tap into the android dev cycle and marketplace? But then just get an android phone, which would probably be applenty by the time an android netbook was on the market.
The guy on the right looks like he's gonna knee-cap someone... haha anyway sounds cool, I'm sure there's lots of people who would want a netbook just for simple things that android would be perfect for(i.e. someone who just wants to do email, word processing, etc and wants something bigger than a phone but doesn't cost too much.)
There are so many other AWESOME GNU/Linux distros, why bother shoe-horning one that's tailor made for smaller devices onto a platform where it was never intended? The Dalvik JVM (and pretty much any JVM for that matter) absolutely suck WRT speed and latency. I'm pretty sure the only reason Google chose to use Java for 'droid is because of portability.
The GNU/Linux kernel is awesome, but Java on top of that for a netbook is silly. Give me Arch Linux w/ Flux or Openbox any day over Android in it's current state.
It's not the 'GNU/Linux kernel'. It's the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux isn't an OS either. It's just part of many.
I disagree... i think the netbook should be a smaller, more portable version of a laptop, running a laptop OS...
Yes.
I got a MSI WIND U100 yesterday for 300 bucks. I wiped the MICROSOFT VIRUS (windows xp) from it and installed OSX Leopard (10.5.6 FTW!!) on it. It runs flawlessly with a few compromises that do not inhibit functionality. It not super speedy PER SE but it runs efficiently with no lag.
Sounds good, but can't we get Androind on PHONES first? Last I checked, there is only one phone with Android released so far, and more netbooks and other devices have been shown to run Android than phones. Surprising, considering it is an OS designed primarily for phones.
I didn't know Azamat Bagatov worked in Acer...
We wont see android on netbooks for a while. Browser still has no flash support and as Android looks promising, its still a bit under cooked. Maybe in a year or two but, nothing in the immediate future.
Grandpa Munster was nonplussed.
Not sure why anybody would want to run Android on a laptop, unless maybe they wanted it to become a phone.
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They look shy. There is nothing to be shy about - go Acer!
Android provides an excellent GPS/data experience. There are a lot of apps already available that would work well on a MID or netbook. If you use a lot of Google apps, it's a great way to have them in one place.
I think the issue is apps. One guy already hit the point that if it's a mini-laptop, then run laptop apps. OK, that's what we're doing right now when we run XP. Problem solved!
OK for the rest of us that want a new platform Android is probably the way OEMs would like to go. Many netbooks are being bundled with wireless plans as they're about the same price as phones. They aer starting to include built in GPS and 3G modems so the telcos would like a familiar piece of software for their network to deal with. Android is a linux Phone OS powerful enough to be on netbooks too.
Look what's happened with iPhone. The app store has taken off like wildfire. Other Wireless companies and OEMs want in on some of that action and you're not going to get that from $random Linux distro... nobody would let Suse or Ubuntu take the lead with a desktop based OS and Linux fans don't want a "brand-X" Linux platform. Not to mention how would anybody SELL Applications to open source devices? Android is the only good platform with a big name willing to keep it up-to-date, but also allowing OEMs and wireless companies to customize the OS how they want. It's also got ports underway to all the new cool low power processors. Not that Ubuntu is not out there trying too, but for some reason netbook OEMS don't want to use a branded Linux.
all they need 2 do is open an android appz for netbooks/booktop store... case solved
I use Ubuntu as my primary OS, but I think Android on a netbook would be awesome.
How about making cell phone calls with a Bluetooth headset, while your netbook is in your backpack/bag? Can you do that with Windows or Ubuntu?
How about all the location-based apps...a touch-optimized UI...several hours (days?) of battery life.
I don't see Android as an OS to replace Windows or Ubuntu on the current generation netbooks. I see it as leading to a new category of netbooks.
lmao...as soon as I see the pic, the guy on right reminds me of Azamat Bagatov from Borat
and first comment I read, confirms that I am not alone who thinks this guys is exact copy of Azamat (minus 400 pounds)
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