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Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows

Posted by timothy on from the catch-up dept.

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."

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  1. Sure! by Progman3K · · Score: 0, Troll

    So when it blue-screens you will not have to wait as long, brilliant!

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  2. Re:Nope. by qoncept · · Score: 0, Troll

    Like Ubuntu? Wait! It made me reboot yesterday.

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  3. Re:Nope. by qoncept · · Score: 1, Troll

    I don't know. I had a little recycle icon that told me I needed to reboot in notifications. I never did -- it crashed on its own overnight (as it so often does) and I restarted today. I've been using Ubuntu for a few months now and I'm trying to learn as little as possible.

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  4. Re:My opinion by Kineticabstract · · Score: 0, Troll

    My work computers are cluttered with stuff the IT guy put on it and usually has to restart at least once during the boot process.

    Nothing personal, but posts like this make me wish for a mod of "-1 I Call BullSh!t"

    If it's not, you really, really need to fire your IT guy. He's installing viruses on your computers.