http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/01/android-netbooks-on-their-way-likely-by-2010/
The unthinkable has happened. Google's mobile OS Android is to be ported to small laptops by 2010. The article contains a proof of concept quick port to show Android running on a laptop, but also states that Google, Intel and other Open Handset Alliance partners are planning netbooks running Android before or in 2010.
With Microsoft still using Windows XP for lower-spec laptops, and them not being used for much other than office work and the internet, Linux is an ideal choice. However, lack of commercial backing, consumer preference for Windows, and poor integration work on the part of the OEMs has led to Linux laptop sales being much less than Windows. With Google promoting a Linux-based OS, these problems would be lessened and Linux may have a chance at mainstream adoption.
