There's promise for UMPCs yet
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| The launch of the Origami platform at CeBIT 2006 was greeted with
| curious bemusement by most hacks, and it turned into the literal
| version of ROFL when we learned that Microsoft was indeed not
| joking. This year they Continued the deceased equine aggression
| with the launch of Vistagami, a case study in how to make something
| so awful no one wanted it in the first place quite a bit worse.
| This is a great success in MS terms.
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| With that in mind, Intel did the one thing that has a chance to
| save the whole concept, it threw Microsoft out. Yup, there will be
| Ubuntu and Red Flag Linux on Silverthorn UMPCs! Suddenly the expensive
| flop with a short battery life becomes a possible contender. It is
| amazing what a little total hardware and software change can do
| for a PC.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39086
Related:
Whatever Happened To The Origami?
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| Ultimately Origami is a classic example of how a viral buzz can
| work against a product release. Expectations were too high and the
| final product was puzzling and didn't fulfill any specific consumer
| demand. By the time the systems were actually released the hype had
| died down and there was practically zero consumer awareness. I've
| actually considered the possibility that the viral Origami campaign
| was a warm-up for the Zune campaign that followed later in the summer.
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http://www.medialoper.com/hot-topics/hardware/whatever-happened-to-the-origami/
Intel debuts Linux-based "Mobile Internet Device"
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| The chip giant projects a global market of 180 million units annually
| by 2010 for "Mobile Internet Devices" (MIDs), which are conceptually
| similar to Nokia's N800 tablet.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8166710404.html
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| That software effort does not have the support of Mr. Otellini, who
| is concerned about incurring Microsoft's wrath, the executive said.
| The two companies have a long history of tension over who controls
| the hardware and software direction of the "Wintel standard." Intel
| has said it is supporting both operating systems.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/technology/16chip.html?ex=1177560000&en=2ef52cee6b1fb0e3&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS
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