Linux netbook return rates higher?

A recent interview quoted an MSI executive as saying that returns of Linux netbooks were more than four times higher those of Windows XP netbooks. However, the quote may say more about MSI's SUSE Linux implementation than the suitability of Linux as a netbook OS. (Click for larger view of MSI's Wind U100) The Laptop Magazine interview, which also announced that MSI is planning a new U120 version of the Linux-and Windows-compatible, Intel Atom-based Wind U100, quoted MSI Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung as saying that netbooks returns are higher than usual. "Our internal research has shown that the return of netbooks is higher than regular notebooks, but the main cause of that is Linux. People would love to pay $299 or $399 but they don't know what they get until they open the box. They start playing around with Linux and... [read full story]