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After Flood of Pictures, Are Any Surprises Left?
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| The Acer laptop is running an unidentified operating system that could be a
| Linux distribution. If the laptop does ship with Linux, it likely won't be
| the only option. The laptop's keyboard has a Windows key, which indicates
| Windows XP might be an option.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146462/after_flood_of_pictures_are_any_surprises_left.html
Asustek Gives Sneak Peek of Desktop Eee PC
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| The most basic version of the device, which will come with an 80G-byte hard
| disk and run a Linux OS, will cost around NT$10,000 (US$328), an Asustek
| representative said. She declined to comment further on the device or its
| components.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146420/asustek_gives_sneak_peek_of_desktop_eee_pc.html
Busted by Blogger, Dell Offers Peek at Low-cost Laptop
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| Dell released pictures of an ultraportable laptop that appears designed to
| compete against Hewlett-Packard's Mini-Note 2133 laptop, after Michael Dell
| was spotted carrying it around.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146422/busted_by_blogger_dell_offers_peek_at_lowcost_laptop.html
Recent:
Microsoft worried over Linux ULPCs
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| An un-named Microsoft official quoted in the original article claims that
| manufacturers currently offering Linux on their low-cost devices “have made
| some good inroads with open-source, and Microsoft wants to put a stop to it.”
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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/12/microsoft-worried-over-linux-ulpcs/1
Microsoft U-turn to stop Linux dominating ultra low cost PCs
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| By offering Windows XP Home Edition at bargain prices, Microsoft hopes to
| secure its place in the ULPC market and reduce the use of Linux, according to
| an official at one PC maker, who asked not to be identified because he was
| not authorised to discuss the programme.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/hardware/laptops/news/index.cfm?newsid=9006
Microsoft to limit capabilities of cheap laptops
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| Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows XP Home Edition
| to encourage them to use that OS instead of Linux on ultra low-cost PCs
| (ULPCs). To be eligible, however, the PC vendors that make ULPCs must limit
| screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot
| offer touch-screen PCs.
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| The program is outlined in confidential documents that Microsoft sent to PC
| makers last month, and which were obtained by IDG News Service. The goal
| apparently is to limit the hardware capabilities of ULPCs so that they don't
| eat into the market for mainstream PCs running Windows Vista, something both
| Microsoft and the PC vendors would want to avoid.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft notes that the OSes under consideration for the devices include
| Windows and Linux. Some PC makers have expressed a preference for Linux
| because it helps them keep down the cost of the devices.
|
| [...]
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| By offering Windows XP Home Edition at bargain prices, Microsoft hopes to
| secure its place in the ULPC market and reduce the use of Linux, according to
| an official at one PC maker, who asked not to be identified because he was
| not authorized to discuss the program.
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| "[Low-cost PC makers] have made some good inroads with open-source, and
| Microsoft wants to put a stop to it," the official said.
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| The official did not seem opposed to the program. It should stimulate more
| competition between Windows and Linux in the ULPC market, and it could
| invigorate sales because consumers who want an easy-to-use PC are likely to
| prefer Windows, the official said.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=D04AB1F8-17A4-0F78-310F5F4479DEEE86
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