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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:21 AM Original message |
Microsoft Won't Offer Windows for Smartbooks |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. ...and so will end Miscosoft's complete domination of the OS market. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I don't even like laptops, so I'm doubting I'll get a Smartbook. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Wait, I thought it was "netbooks" that were the wave to the future. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. not really |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. Apple has spent the last year making its OS smaller and faster |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The iPod and iPhone are proof of concept for such a device. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. No they aren't. Neither one can run applications in the background. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I'm sure a larger device will also be more powerful and can run apps |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Both *CAN* run applications in the background... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. June 8th as I recall... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. oh cool... did not know that |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
7. I just don't see smartbooks catching on. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-03-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. It will take a company that can make a smart book that can catch the |
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