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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 2nd, 2009
As usual, it depends.
Linux is cheaper and actually has better power management (battery life on Linux versions tends to be 10-20% longer) but unless you are dealing with either an OEM version of Linux written specifically for your make/model of netbook, certain features may not work correctly, if at all.
This problem is gradually being rectified in true Linux fashion and most of your popular netbooks (Aspire One, MSI Wind, Asus Eee...) have drivers for all of their functions somewhere by now though, and some distros already have netbook-specific versions, like Ubuntu's "Netbook Remix".
Aside from that, Linux has the same strengths and weaknesses on netbooks as it does on laptops and desktops; speed, stability, software compatibility (or lack thereof), etcetera.
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