Want a free netbook? Who could refuse? Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation was speaking to a group of Chinese industry leaders, when he discussed the potential of mobile providers selling netbooks for low prices, but receiving a subsidy through users purchasing programs for their machines. It's a similar marketing move to what cell phone carriers do when you sign up for a contract; they give you a free (or drastically reduced) device, as long as you purchase a subscription.

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