pcworld.com— Microsoft may establish its own specification requiring netbooks to stay under 10.2 inches, charging vendors of larger machines a higher price for Windows.
May 26, 2009View in Crawl 4
finally someone understands.just as mobile phone carriers in the US cripple phone's hardware to stop people from using the crippled features to be productive and save money.crippling GPS so you either can't use it AT ALL, or have to use the network's software.crippling Wi-Fi so it isn't available AT ALL, so you can't use Skype for free calls and text.downclocking the CPU so it doesn't cause problem sales for other mobiles the network offers.these are all tactics to get the customer "locked in" so you have less choice except what the company gives you.i'll gladly invest in companies that allow me to use tools however i like to as productive as possible. for the companies that like to tie the customer down, no thanks.
madkMay 27, 2009
If you wouldn't haven taken a lame shot at Windows, I'd be on your side.
truck87bpMay 27, 2009
First thing I thought was a law suit when I saw this.
nosaltMay 27, 2009
So ... NetBooks are for Linux anyway.
p3ngwinMay 28, 2009
finally someone understands.just as mobile phone carriers in the US cripple phone's hardware to stop people from using the crippled features to be productive and save money.crippling GPS so you either can't use it AT ALL, or have to use the network's software.crippling Wi-Fi so it isn't available AT ALL, so you can't use Skype for free calls and text.downclocking the CPU so it doesn't cause problem sales for other mobiles the network offers.these are all tactics to get the customer "locked in" so you have less choice except what the company gives you.i'll gladly invest in companies that allow me to use tools however i like to as productive as possible. for the companies that like to tie the customer down, no thanks.
theaceoffireMay 28, 2009
Both Vista and 7 require 25GB of space, don't they? Since my netbook only has 12GB, I don't think either are an option.
madkMay 29, 2009
pfffff
djphatjiveJun 4, 2009
Puppy linux man, Damn small is lacking.