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Yahoo and Microsoft used the press to negotiate for several months regarding a potential merger. Now it appears Acer and Microsoft are having a public spat.Acer Vice President of Marketing Gianpiero Morbello said his Taiwanese PC maker has big plans to develop the market for Linux, not only on its low-cost ultraportable, but on the company’s laptops as well.The reason is because of the cost and operation of Microsoft’s operating system over open-source Linux.

Morbello said ,”We have shifted towards Linux because of Microsoft”.

“Microsoft has a lot of power and it is going to be difficult, but we will be working hard to develop the Linux market.”

Acer officially unveiled its entry into the low-cost mini-laptop market, the Aspire One, on Tuesday. It will come in both Linux and Windows XP flavors.

It makes sense to try to cut as much cost as possible out of building a device like the Aspire One, which will start at $379. The attraction to such a device is mainly price, and expectations of a full set of features can be relatively low. Plus, as Acer points out, Linux has a quicker boot time and can extend the battery life of tiny Netbooks like the Aspire One.

Tags: Acer, Acer's Linux laptops