Intel,s Moblin 2.0 beta released

Intel has released the beta version of its Moblin OS 2.0 for Netbooks and Nettops to the public. A lot of work has gone into making a more functional and visually pleasing user interface, which is reminiscent of HP's Ubuntu based MIE OS originally used on the Mini 1000.


Moblin v1.0's user interface


Moblin's new user interface

Looks interesting! Especially for novice/amateur use, as you seem to be "guided" to how the netbook can be used more efficiently. This is maybe not so fun for advanced users who want the flexibility to "hack" and play with the system more, but for a novice user, heck, this could be even better than e.g. Windows 7 or Ubuntu for netbooks. It's a bit hard to get my head around all this since there's such a shift in usage patterns, but it looks to have potential if I at least look at the time/complexity necessary to reach various usage scenarios.