A Windows CE Shell For Netbooks

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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Re:Who would want that?

[JamesP]

There is one very important detail

Windows CE for desktop PCs SUCK.

Case in point, the AMD "lunchbox" that came out a couple of years ago. The thing was AWFUL.

And why is that??

Windows CE only allow full-screen windows. There is no concept of overlapping windows / resizing / moving.

For a mobile phone it's quite OK. But for a PC...