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A Windows CE Shell For Netbooks

Posted by timothy on from the why-why-why-why-would-anyone-want-that dept.

nerdyH writes "Netbooks such as the Acer Aspire One and Lenovo Ideapad S9 usually ship with SSD storage and the Linux operating system in low-end configurations, or else with hard drives and Windows XP Home at the higher end of the market. Therefore, customers who want a "Windows experience" have no choice but to shell out for extra RAM and disk storage, potentially impacting battery life. Perhaps not for long. Quarta Mobile says its open-source (yes, open source) "MID-Shell for Windows Embedded CE 6.0" provides a Microsoft-based alternative to Linux for low-end devices with SSDs (solid state disks)."

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  1. Finally!! by krazytekn0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    2008 could be the year of Windows on the net-top!

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  2. Re:Who would want that? by uassholes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do they get the dog that wags his tail when you search? If not, it's not real windows.

  3. Bout damn time by oprahwinfree · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...someone gave us an alternative to linux. Everywhere I look, sourceforge, slashdot, linux.com, its all I see, linux, linux, linux.