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ARM Remains Linux Only, No Windows 7 Support
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| Despite previous rumors, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant
| Microsoft has officially confirmed that its next-generation Windows 7
| operating system will not provide consumers with support for ARM-based
| devices. According to the company, the upcoming Windows release, due out on
| October 22, will be enabled on x86 and x64 platforms and will not be
| available for the upcoming wave of ARM-based smartbooks,
| netbooks, notebooks and PCs. However, the company did not say anything about
| the potential of enabling ARM support for a future release of its operating
| system, leaving some hope for those who are looking to switch to one of the
| upcoming devices built on NVIDIA Tegra, Qualcomm's Snapdragon or other
| ARM-based chip.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/ARM-Remains-Linux-Only-No-Windows-7-Support-113380.shtml
Future of netbooks, laptops unfolds at Computex
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| The challenge for Linux
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| Linux's relatively brandless environment has been a challenge in an app-store
| world, although this week's RealNetworks announcement of RealPlayer being
| preinstalled on Linux netbooks and Instant-On OS platforms is a big step for
| Ubuntu being able to keep up with the easy media-playing capability of
| netbook machines. It also adds some brand recognition and codec
| consolidation.
|
| Shown at Computex were several Moblin Linux-based netbook prototypes, as well
| the announcement of Ubuntu Moblin Remix, the next graphical interface
| evolution beyond Ubuntu and a possible candidate for an OS specifically
| geared towards ultramobile PCs such as netbooks.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-308763.html
Windows sub-notebooks are far too expensive to compete with ARM, which will run
only Linux.
Recent:
Why Linux Will Crush Windows 7 on Netbooks
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| Linux versions of netbooks are already doing quite well and if Microsoft
| shoots itself in the foot by crippling its OS, the question becomes less
| about choosing between Windows and Linux and more about choosing between
| crippled and “just works.”
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http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Why_Linux_Will_Crush_Windows_7_on_Netbooks
Hands on: Running Windows 7 on a netbook
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| Performance wasn't the only problem I came across. For example, I was unable
| to perform two network-related tasks at once. For example, if I copied a file
| from a network server or watched a YouTube video, life was fine. But if I
| tried to do both things at once, I ended up with a frozen system.
|
| [...]
|
| I experienced several difficulties running popular applications on the Dell
| Mini 9. Windows 7's built-in applications, such as Media Center, felt slow to
| respond. Other apps behaved sluggishly as well. For example, Microsoft Word
| 2003 took 27 seconds to launch on the Mini 9; it took only 11 seconds on the
| HP EliteBook 2530p.
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| Some problems, such as abrupt slowdowns when trying to run Microsoft Office
| 2003, Office 2007 and Quicken 2008, were clearly caused by memory problems.
| There simply wasn't enough RAM to run them effectively. When I tried to run
| two or more major applications at the same time, the performance dropped from
| merely miserable to "Is this thing still on?"
|
| [...]
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| If you must have Windows on a netbook, XP Home SP3 is still the better choice
| over Windows 7 -- at least, for now. And, even though Microsoft is doing its
| best to kill off XP, it looks like the PC makers aren't going to let
| Microsoft put XP out to pasture after all.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132041
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