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Dell Considering ARM-Based Smartbooks

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-and-what-arm-eee dept.

wonkavader sends us this quote from an article in PCWorld: "In an effort to expand its Linux offerings, Dell is researching new netbook-type devices and will soon offer netbook Linux OS upgrades, a company official said on Wednesday. The company is researching the possibility of offering new Linux-based mobile devices called smartbooks, said Todd Finch, senior product marketing manager for Linux clients, at the OpenSourceWorld conference in San Francisco. The company will also upgrade its Ubuntu Linux OS for netbooks to the latest version in the next few weeks ... Smartbooks with Arm chips have inherent advantages over x86 chips like Atom, such as lower power consumption and longer battery life, according to Finch. The chips are also becoming more powerful, as indicated by the growing number of applications on smartphones, he said. 'I think it's natural and reasonable for us to begin looking at them as they begin scaling their processors up.'"

11 of 298 comments (clear)

  1. Re:MS will adapt. Eventually. by palumbor · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you have microsoft confused with apple.

  2. Re:but will it run by Mad+Merlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    No.

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  3. Yes, but... by damburger · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...does it run RISC OS?

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  4. Re:Uh-huh. by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows Mobile isn't even a contender for phones.

  5. Re:Uh-huh. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You want to explain to the customer why Microsoft Windows doesn't want to run any Windows applications? ;-)

  6. Re:Well... by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Funny

    Aw, c'mon, don't be so naive. Everyone knows that on ARM, they're wiping Linux to install bootleg WinCE! ~

  7. "lower power consumption AND longer battery life" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "lower power consumption AND longer battery life"!

    Wow! Two advantages for the price of one. Amazing.

  8. Re:but will it run by Tenebrousedge · · Score: 1, Funny

    Whenever I see someone criticizing someone else for being a nerd here, I just want to yell, ''THIS. IS. SLASHDOT!!'' and boot them off a cliff.

    Half-crazed anti-microsoft rhetoric. It's how we (t)roll.

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  9. Re:Uh-huh. by John+Hasler · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Microsoft is planning to build "Microsoft PC" products that are Microsoft
    > Software+Hardware.

    We can only hope they are that stupid.

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  10. Re:Uh-huh. by gtall · · Score: 3, Funny

    Such a witty put-down...you really showed us! I feel so baaaaad...

  11. Re:ARM vs x86 by rbanffy · · Score: 3, Funny

    "it also has a huge disadvantage - it does not run x86 programs"

    This is Slashdot. Being Windows-proof is a feature, not a bug.

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