Microsoft Accommodating Eee With Lightweight XP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday April 15, 2008 @12:54AM from the accomnodations-for-all dept.

KrispyChips writes "In what could be a first Microsoft is working to create a special build of Windows, just because Windows doesn't run very well on a certain computer. ASUS' runaway success Eee PC is now 'officially' available with Windows XP, but (according to APC magazine) is not exactly a great experience. There are none of the nice pre-loaded apps that come with the Linux version, for example. And XP has some real problems coping with the screen size and limited system specs of the unit. As a result, ASUS says it is going back to Microsoft and working on a special XP build that will be lightweight and more suited to UMPCs."

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Re:Pre-loaded apps by elrous0 · 2008-04-15 01:18 · Score: 0, Troll

Yes, because Apple is *SO* open to competition with its bundled iTunes software. Nope, they're not interesting in maintaining it as a monopoly at all. That's why iPod works *SO* well with other online music stores.
Oh wait...

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Re:BWAHAHAHAHA! by Daengbo · 2008-04-15 01:54 · Score: 0, Troll

Bring back Win98!! That'll work. Yeah ....

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Re:Open Source CD by Extide · 2008-04-15 03:38 · Score: 0, Troll

Them not being able to ship linux is because it is vastly more difficult to support if anything, it's NOTHING to do with MS being a monopoly... That doesnt even make sense.

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