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Startup Offers Instant-Boot Windows Alternative

Posted by Zonk on from the o-hai-dere dept.

Lucas123 writes "A Silicon Valley startup named Device VM has a product that circumvents the boot-up process, according to a story in MIT's Technology Review. Device VM recently released a tiny piece of software that gives users the option to boot either Windows or a faster, less-complex operating system called Splashtop. The company is partnering with PC OEMs and consumer electronics companies to integrate its core technology into desktops, notebooks, ultra-mobile PCs, and other devices."

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  1. Splashtop? by boristdog · · Score: 2, Funny

    You sure you heard that right?

    1. Re:Splashtop? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      In Japan, they call it Bukkaketop.

  2. Really old news? by bushboy · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm sure this story was reported some months back?

    Ahh, wait, I forgot - this is slashdot! ;)

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  3. Re:Warning to readers by AJWM · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Vibrant Media IntelliTxt"

    VoMIT, for short?

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  4. Re:and then what? by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, no, you're looking at this all wrong! This is SPLASHTOP, man! It's instant, it's hip, it's cool, it's edgy! This isn't your father's bootup, man! This is the future! It's Web 2.0 on RUBY RAILS! Don't believe me? Here's our commercial - would FALLOUT FUCKING BOY be in our commercial if this wasn't the way of tomorrow? For shizzle.

    Now, about that startup money we were mentioned earlier...

  5. Mod parent up by Malevolent+Tester · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you just have to submit a press release as a story.

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  6. I have this installed by pcgc1xn · · Score: 2, Funny

    It works really well, much faster boot times.

    Though mine has a different name, it is called Kubuntu.

    And I am not sure about the cut down part.

    Still, it is a great idea, "your OS is slow and crappy, here, install another!"

    It will be interesting to see how well this plays, Windows has liked to break dual booting for quite a while.

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  7. Re:So where is the source code by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    thanks red leader, im going in

  8. Re:My desktop machine has been up 700hrs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMG. Does anyone know how to recover a stolen account? I had a really low uid too.

  9. Re:and then what? by no1nose · · Score: 5, Funny

    If your PC is "off"? I don't understand.

  10. Re:and then what? by tolan-b · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually it's just a Linux distro.

  11. Re:Taking all bets here! by cuantar · · Score: 2, Funny

    But people only developed this habit because rebooting Windows is so painful.

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  12. Re:and then what? by jddj · · Score: 2, Funny

    Highly futuristic - just like my Atari 400 and my Timex-Sinclair 1000. And my Palm T|X, for that matter.

  13. Re:Warning to readers by linumax · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where exactly does the "o" come from? Um, from Your mOm?
  14. Re:Taking all bets here! by ozmanjusri · · Score: 2, Funny
    It seems that the next generation eeePCs will be Windows.

    No, OSX.

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