We have been hearing a lot about Google Android showing up on future netbooks but it seems the new Acer netbooks won’t be adding Google Android to their fold. But there are strong indications from Acer officials that there is a deal in the works with Verizon over wireless support for Acer netbooks. Acer networks are currently being offered by AT&T for a little discount, but the company is hoping to reach out to other wireless carriers in the U.S. to bring subsidized netbooks to more people. I am not personally a fan of these subsidized netbooks, but it’s good to see consumers having more options when it comes to netbooks.

What I was disappointed about was Acer’s commitment to Windows XP. Windows XP is not that expensive and may be popular, but that doesn’t mean Linux should be ignored here. Here is what an Acer official had to say about this issue.

XP is a good solution for the price performance… If you look at it, the number of devices that are sold with Linux is very small.

There is no question that XP is a decent OS, but many prefer Linux to Windows XP and it doesn’t hurt that it’s a free OS. So it’s a little bit disappointing to hear Acer commit to Windows for now. But you can always put Linux on your machine all by yourself.
Your take: should Acer bring Android to its netbooks?