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Asus has announced that all its motherboards will come with Express Gate version of Splashtop Linux.

Initially it will be available on new P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q3 Deluxe and P5Q-E series motherboards but later it will be extended to all motherboards by producing one million units per month.
According to Joe Hsieh, general manager of Asus’ motherboard division:

In response to great user feedback our plan is to proliferate Express Gate across our entire motherboard product portfolio, starting with over one million motherboards per month.

Splashtop boots from a flash chip on the motherboard in a matter of seconds and is designed to run a small suite of applications like Firefox, Skype and instant messengers.

One of the reasons why Splashtop is preferred is the ability to run a choice of operating system, i.e. Windows or Linux. It consumes very low power and has Wi-Fi which makes it an attractive option for notebook manufacturers.

Hsieh said:

Consumers want to turn their PCs on and off like any other appliance, and Express Gate has made that possible.

Asus, a long-term Linux stalwart, is widely seen as a pioneer of cut-down systems running the open source operating and has enjoyed commercial success with its increasingly popular Eee PC.