I don't believe that Sony have a coherent strategy about Windows and Win32 applications on Vaio so I don't expect them to deliver on Linux.
like any companies strategy... make as much money with as little as possible, and if a company is to onesided they will suffer in the long-run
As I tried to allude on my "Vaio vs iMac" post last night the value of a PC isn't in the hardware, it isn't in the Operating System it's running, it's in the application software that you can actually do something with.
Yes the OS... but I should be able to decide which OS i am running... not SONY... SONY will gonna have to ajust to that in the future
Linux is getting some attention in the business IT space by taking licences away from Microsoft but, hey, I'd like to think that someone buying a Vaio has more on their mind than writing a Word doc, doing sums in Excel or creating vacuous, pretty pictures in PowerPoint (or OpenOffice equivalents).
It's my believe (Mr Opinionated) that Microsoft is feature enhancing Windows and Office out of a market where a basic level of functionality will suffice, hence, the Munich and Bergen deals. But they represent small beer (Munich, beer, ha-ha) in the big picture..
Believe me, I dislike the Microsoft attitude and mediocrity of product as much, if not more, than most but Linux in the real Vaio multimedia space is still very much of a "some assembly required" game.
Linux will come, and Gates knows that... why do thing he is offering a cheaper stripped down version of Windows in Malasia and Thailand... because there Linux is very well favorized. Video and Audio Integrated Operation will be Simplified on the Linux environment as well sooner or later.
