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Netbooks: The Disruptive Dual-OS Future
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| The idea that you donât have to use just one
| operating system on a single computer is, of
| course, hardly new. Many people use
| virtualization software to run multiple OSes
| concurrently. Manufacturers such as Dell have
| long offered pre-configured dual-boot
| systems, and specialize in virtualized
| systems for data centers. Many people also
| use lightweight Linux-based instant-on
| environments such as Splashtop as secondary
| platforms. For that matter, 20 years ago
| people ran DOS and Windows on single systems
| â working in both.
|
| [...]
|
| Hardware makers, as well, are thinking of
| strategic opportunities involving multiple
| mobile operating systems, and a notable trend
| is taking shape as PC makers rapidly warm up
| to Android. While PC makers such as Dell and
| Acer favor Android for their smartphones,
| Acer also sells an Aspire One netbook that
| runs both Android and Microsoft Windows. The
| company is pursuing that idea in spite of the
| fact that Google is positioning its upcoming
| Chrome OS as a platform for netbooks, while
| maintaining that Android is targeted at
| mobile phones.
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http://gigaom.com/2009/11/29/netbooks-the-disruptive-dual-os-future/
âNetbooks a necessary evilâ for Microsoft and Intel
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| Canalys CEO Steve Brazier went a step
| further, saying âNetbooks have been a
| necessary evil for Wintel. They have kept the
| industry going this year, but have been
| detrimental to (Microsoft) and Intel.â
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http://apcmag.com/Content.aspx?id=4516
Recent:
Will the 'smartbook' be a better Netbook?
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| The Lenovo device uses a Snapdragon chip,
| which is the first smartphone processor from
| Qualcomm to hit a speed of 1GHz. Whether it
| will use Google's Android operating system
| or another Linux variant is unknown. And
| pricing has not been revealed, though
| smartbooks are expected to be inexpensive up
| front when bought on 2-year contract plans.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10400275-64.html
Processors from ARM are going beyond mobile devices
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| After comfortably residing for years in mobile
| devices like cellphones, chips based on the Arm
| design are finding their way into commercial laptops.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/E3A1EF04FEDA3AC6CC257649007EBE79
ARM/Linux netbooks attract carrier support
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| AT&T is putting its weight behind netbooks using ARM processors, calling them
| the "next big step," according to an article today in EE Times. The carrier
| has also begun selling four different subsidized netbooks (left) in Atlanta
| and Philadelphia, with plans to roll them out nationwide.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8708964334.html
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