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Did the Netbook Improve Windows 7's Performance?

Posted by timothy on from the probably-yes-about-a-hypothetical dept.

Arnie87 writes "One Microsoft Way has an interesting article suggesting that the reason Microsoft is focusing so much on speed with Windows 7 is the whopping sales of netbooks. The article concludes by saying: 'If you plan on adopting Windows 7, you have the netbook to be thankful for, because Vista's successor would be a very different beast if Microsoft had less motivation to pursue performance.'"

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  1. Re:Or maybe you're pulling that from your ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The fact that the new Windows security model breaks backwards compatibility.