“Microsoft is spending billions on marketing for Windows 8, but there’s no equivalent for Linux,” noted Google+ blogger Linux Rants. “Most people haven’t even heard of Linux, and those that have usually have only heard the false rumors that have been around since the 90s. That preconception has to be changed. Preloaded computers are the first step.”
It’s no secret that many here in the Linux blogosphere greeted Windows 8 with jubilation — not because they had any intention of using it, but because of the opportunity they think it represents for Linux to capture a greater proportion of mainstream users.
That, indeed, was the hot topic du jour last week, but this week — now that the Win 8 dust has begun to settle — the conversation has shifted slightly. Specifically, bloggers are pondering the growing assortment of PCs that are coming with Linux already preloaded.