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This is temporary, but not THAT temporaryThis is temporary, but not THAT temporaryPosted Jun 6, 2008 12:30 UTC (Fri) by dmaxwell (guest, #14010)In reply to: This is temporary, but not THAT temporary by khim Parent article: Acer likes Linux for laptops (c|net)
It remains to be seen if MS can pull it off but the upcoming Windows 7 is supposed to be more modular and potentially efficient than Vista. If so, MS can do a lightweight spin for these smaller devices which would get them a modern OS that can fit these devices well and not run treacle slow.
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This is temporary, but not THAT temporary Posted Jun 6, 2008 13:53 UTC (Fri) by ipes (guest, #43384) [Link] Another thing to consider is that the current trend of slimming down of laptops, both in size and in price, may and likely will continue. In that case the importance of the difference in OS performance will continue to not just exist but increase. If new processors can increase performance without increasing power consumption, others may lower power consumption even further without loosing performance, further lowering the costs. As for Windows 7, if history is of any indication, the final product probably won't be nearly as great as the initial hype we are hearing these days.
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