Netbook hurting Microsoft

The biggest seller in the computer category is the netbook, small low-powered laptops. I've written about them once before and I have been thinking about getting one forever; the portability just can't be beat.

The only one not excited about the netbook is Microsoft. Turns out these tiny systems are hurting their business more than Apple. Why? Because netbooks sales contribute very little to their bottom line. 

1. Roughly one-third of netbooks ship with Linux. 
   
2. Those that do ship with Windows tend to ship with the low-cost Windows XP, an OS Microsoft has been trying to bin since Vista came out. 
   
3. Most netbooks don't run Office, since the software costs as much as the computer itself. 
   

A more detailed summary can be found here on Macworld via Computerworld.