Intel and Microsoft win no matter which PC makers excel - they literally don't care if it's Asus, Dell or HP.

无论哪些PC制造商胜过其他的，英特尔和微软都是赢家，他们才不关心是华硕、戴尔或是惠普。

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The tiny Asus Eee PC, little bigger than a paperback book and weighing less than a kilogram, sold more than 300,000 units in 2007 alone.

华硕小小的易pc，在2007年一年便卖出了超过三十万台。它仅仅比一本纸面本稍大，还不到一千克重。

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It was the first major distribution that offered out-of-the box support for popular netbooks, such as ASUS Eee PC.

这是第一个主要为流行的上网本提供的发行版，如对华硕的Eee PC的支持。

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But after the breakthrough of the seven-inch Eee PC, Asus is looking for another lucky seven from their alliance with Google.

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That mix makes Dell a particularly valuable barometer, since Dell competes with Apple in high-end PC market, Asus and Acer in the mainstream PC market, HTC and Samsung in tablets and smartphones, IBM in the data center, and HP just about everywhere.

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Canonical currently serves the leading PC OEMs: ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo all certify the majority of their PCs on Ubuntu and pre-install it in global markets.

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