The year that 2008 was

For me 2008 was the year of Linux and the netbooks. It’s one thing that really stood out in my personal experience. Even here in the Philippines, I see people looking at the netbooks in stores and buying them. I also hear about friends of friends (or their relatives) buying Linux-powered netbooks. The Asus EEE must have really paved the way for this but it seems that there’s now a whole lot of competition from other manufacturers like HP, IBM and Acer. Linpus was really something made it easier for people to adapt a Linux distro for regular use. But Ubuntu Netbook Remix showed up and it seems like a good choice too for those who are used to that distro, like myself.

2008 was also the year I caved in and gave myself into the netbook fever and I think that this is an awesome thing because I no longer have carry such a huge bag to work and at the same time still have the same applications I’ve been used to. I used to think it was impossible to have a mini laptop like this Acer Aspire One I am using right now.

I don’t know what to expect in 2009. I am hoping for more success stories of Linux adoption in many places all over the world and I am also hoping for more stories about Linux powered devices going mainstream.