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I don't understand why Linux users want Win8- or WinRT Pads.

Not only are they pretty expensive but there already are many cheap good Android Pads running a Linux kernel. There are also plain Linux pads on the market, and even Ubuntu plans to sell a Ubuntu pad soon.

So, what's the gain?

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It's not limited to tablets. This applies to all Windows 8-certified client hardware.

I still don't get it. Microsoft is not that important anymore today as it had been for decades. There are extremely cheap ARM boards (Raspberry, Beagle Bone, etc.) that are almost suitable for Internet and Office applications right now. And I think soon we will have the next generation of Raspberry and Beagle Bones with 1.5 GHz dualcore or quadcore, and we can even built our own cluster of these boards for servers -- for instance, this one with 32 nodes:

http://t3n.de/news/raspberry-pi-cluster-467237/

What use is a Pi when I'm sitting on a plane?

That's your reason to buy a WinRT pad and put Linux on it?

It's my reason for owning a laptop that came with Windows 8. This particular one isn't affected by the problem discussed here, but many other laptops are.

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