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Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows
Barence writes "In what might be a glimpse of things to come in Windows 7, Microsoft is asking customers whether they would be interested in a new 'Instant-on' version of Windows. 'We would like your feedback on a new concept,' the Microsoft survey states. 'The Instant On experience is different from "Full Windows" because it limits what activities you can do and what applications you can have access to.' Sounds interesting but hardly new: Asus and Dell have produced laptops that provide swift access to apps and data using Linux subsystems."
...19:21 up 30 days, 20 hrs, 3 users, load averages: 0.52 0.32 0.32
That's a Macbook Air. Why does anybody turn their notebooks off?
Fleur de Sel
That's it?
More like instant turn-on.
Microsoft, you raise more than just my hopes with your incredible innovation.
Someone with mod points is lacking a sense of humor.
not rebooted OS X for several weeks now, and it's ALWAYS there as soon as I lift the lid. It's clear from the trickle of stories about Microsoft losing it's grip that this company has peaked, it's place in history assured but it's future irrelevant. TIP: SELL