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Microsoft's Athens PC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nice-and-simple dept.

OneLeg noted that the Seattle Times has a story on Microsoft deciding to partner up with HP and work on new PCs with a simpler, more controlled architecture. Including things like integrated telephony into the PCs, and in general, being a bit more Maclike and locking Linux out of the desktop market.

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  1. Re:Huh? by medscaper · · Score: 0, Redundant
    ...Since when can't you run Linux on your Mac?

    I'm going to shoot in the dark here...

    How about this formatting :

    being a bit more Maclike

    and

    locking Linux out of the desktop market.

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  2. That'z all O.K,but... by whazzy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...can it run Linux:-)?