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Fontana and Montalbano (2008) write:
Experts have said that the big question is how big the market will become for low-cost computing devices. ULCPCs are attracting interest from governments, schools, emerging markets and developing countries.Microsoft is fighting against emerging interests in using Linux over Wmdows to keep development costs down. The market has seen Everex's recent introduction of its $400 Linux-based CloudBook (p. 12).
Experts have said that the big question is how big the market will become for low-cost computing devices. ULCPCs are attracting interest from governments, schools, emerging markets and developing countries.Microsoft is fighting against emerging interests in using Linux over Wmdows to keep development costs down. The market has seen Everex's recent introduction of its $400 Linux-based CloudBook (Fontana & Montalbano, 2008, p. 12).