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Does OLPC have a Future in ARM Smartbook Era?
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| Again, it seems that a smartbook derivative
| should be able to play the role of an XO in an
| educational environment. Two of the huge
| advantages of smartbooks is availability and
| economies of scale. They are planned to be
| available from a host of sales channels, most
| notably from 3G service operators at
| subsidized prices. This means, that some of
| the smartbooks will likely come at zero
| initial price, only a 2 year data contract
| will need to be signed.
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http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/competition/does_olpc_have_a_future_in_arm.html
Are slates going hurt Microsoft's bottom line any more than netbooks?
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| Whatâs going to happen with slates, the multi-
| touch-optimized successors to the
| stylus/digital-ink-dependent tablet PCs? Will
| Microsoft have to cut the price of Windows 7
| that it offers PC makers so as to keep them
| from doing a Dell, which provided a quick
| glimpse of an Android-based, 5-inch handheld
| at CES? Or from coming out with a Chrome
| OS/ARM-based slate later in 2010? Competition
| is good for Microsoftâs partners: It provides
| them with a new bargaining chip to be used
| when negotiating the price per copy of Windows
| with Microsoft.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4936
Recent:
Foxconn Linux netbook hits the FCC
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| Foxconn is a Taiwanese OEM that makes computers
| that are rebranded and sold under different
| company monikers. So I donât expect to see the
| Foxconn SZ901P hit US shelves anytime soon, at
| least not under that name. But the FCC has
| published documents related to a netbook under
| that name.
|
| The one interesting thing about the Foxconn
| netbook is that it supports Windows XP as well
| as a custom Linux distribution called FoxOS,
| which includes a dock-style program launcher.
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http://www.liliputing.com/2009/12/foxconn-linux-netbook-hits-the-fcc.html
Foxconn netbook runs on Linux
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/12/foxconn_netbook_runs_on_linux.html
Foxconn working on 'sub-Â100' ARM-based Linux netbooks
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| Will ARM-based netbooks retail for under Â100? The Taiwanese contract
| manufacturer behind the Foxconn brand seems to think so.
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| A Hon Hai Precision staffer - one Young Liu, special assistant to the company's
| CEO - admitted this week that "we have a few smartbook projects and I think there
| is demand for these sub-$200 devices".
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/08/foxconn_cheap_arm_netbooks/
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