Except for Dell, the major PC vendors are reluctant to admit they actually sell and support Linux. For instance, HP, supports Linux quite well on its servers, but is very reluctant about supporting it on its desktops. Or, it seems they have trouble even admitting that they’re now shipping DeviceVM’s instant-on Splashtop Linux on their new notebook lines.
HP had started quietly shipping Splashtop on its new business laptop, the HP ProBook 5310m. Curiously, enough, HP is also continuing to ship its Windows/Outlook based QuickLook as well on the ProBook. Why you’d want to bother with that since Splashtop could support the full-featured Evolution e-mail client and, even as it is, you can use Gmail or any other Web-based mail system with QuickWeb is beyond me. I can only guess that HP wants to stay on Microsoft good side.
After all, that also explains a lot about why HP has been so reluctant to make it easy for would-be buyers to get Novell’s SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 11 on HP desktops.
Be that as it may, QuickWeb is also going to be available on HP’s high-end consumer notebooks: the Apple MacBook-like ENVY 13 and the ENVY 15 and the not yet shipping Windows 7 HP Mini 110 netbook model.
