How is this news? [LWN.net]

How is this news?

Posted Feb 21, 2008 9:48 UTC (Thu) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
In reply to: How is this news? by mmutz
Parent article: Directions in UMPC-land

Actually I liked this article, it summarizes a current trend and there's some wishful
thinking. OK, usually wishful thinking is restricted to a paragraph or a sentence in LWN
articles, but once in a while (in a year :-) it's OK.

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How is this news?

Posted Feb 21, 2008 15:50 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

I like it too.  It's "forward thinking," as they say in PRs, but I think the assumptions are
reasonable.

As a first step, I would like to see a conventional notebook with the rotating drives removed
and a solid-state "drive" added, which should free up some room for a bigger battery.  I think
this would be a better use of existing technology for those of use who don't buy notebooks to
watch movies.

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Posted Feb 21, 2008 22:23 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

> It's "forward thinking," as they say in PRs, but [snip]

Whoops, that's a mistake.  I meant "forward looking."  They usually don't do much thinking in
PRs. :)

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Posted Feb 22, 2008 12:26 UTC (Fri) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

I also enjoyed it. In fact I think it didn't go far enough; exploring the issue of convergence between UMPCs and PDAs (with Linux as connecting point) is a fairly interesting issue for me. Or, when do I stop carrying my laptop with me and start taking my PDA along, for serious computing? Maybe in a future article.