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11.06 11:22:37

Acer announces android-based netbooks - World

Computer manufacturer Acer has said that it will start shipping an Android-based netbook in the third quarter of the year.

 

The move by the world's third biggest PC maker opens a new front in Google's battle with Microsoft by offering an alternative to its Windows XP operating system, which dominates the netbook market with a roughly 80 per cent share. Although no specifications have been announced yet, Acer has revealed that the Android OS will be an option on "the majority" of its netbooks, alongside Windows-based machines.

 

Microsoft charges about $20 per computer for the XP, analysts say, while Google does not charge for its Android system, which is based on the open-source Linux software.

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