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Microsoft To Offer Windows 7 On USB Thumb Drives?

Posted by timothy on from the please-send-me-your-repurposable-drives dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft is reportedly considering offering Windows 7 on USB thumb drives to allow netbook owners to upgrade their machines. Windows has, until now, only been distributed on DVDs or via download. However, netbooks don't have optical drives and the Windows 7 ISO weighs in at 2.3GB, which would take several hours to download on an average broadband connection and potentially do serious damage to a customer's broadband data cap."

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  1. It's Amazing by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's amazing what kind of viruses you find on USB sticks these days!

    And Microsoft chases OLPC once again.

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  2. I encourage this trend by chebucto · · Score: 4, Funny

    The next step is to convince AOL to start sending out their software on thumb drives. Then we all win!

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    1. Re:I encourage this trend by JackieBrown · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just put tape over the tab and you're good to go!

  3. Windows Live Live Distro finally means something by deanston · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe MSFT can copy Linux and make it a live distro so people can try it out before full install... wait, that'll never make them bite. Nevermind.

  4. Re:ROM drives possible? by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll probably just wire a standard flash chip shut with the same pin used for the write-protect switches that some of them come with. Then there will be some "hardhack" Slashdot story about someone who managed to put Ubuntu on an AOL or Microsoft flash chip after taking a soldering iron to it.

  5. Re:Idiots. by computerman413 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoever installs Windows 7 on a goddamn computer is a dumb, dumb motherfucker.

    There, I fixed it for you.

  6. If they were really on the ball by stox · · Score: 5, Funny

    They would offer Windows 7 in a convenient suppository.

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