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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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    My work here is dung.
  2. 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.

  3. 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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