RM miniBook with Windows XP
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| And the RM miniBook's screen seems rather too small when displaying the
| Windows desktop as opposed to the easy-to-use large icon type of format the
| Linux variant employs.
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=1618
Windows XP struggled on the Eee PC for similar reasons. It's not just a matter
of cost, but also a question of flexibility.
Related (from last week):
Second-gen Eee PC a CES no-show
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| However, the anticipated second-gen Eee PC failed to make its anticipated
| appearance.
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| The larger screen size – rumoured for some time – will provide a resolution
| of 1024 x 600, Asus said. That addresses one of the chief limitations of the
| current, 7in Eee PC: its 800 x 480 resolution, which isn't too much of a
| problem for Linux, but doesn't play so well with Windows.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/01/08/ces_2_gen_eee_pc_no_show/
Simple, tiny computers forcing Microsoft to make changes
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| However, in a number of cases, companies creating the machines are opting
| instead for Linux, the open-source computer operating system, created by a
| worldwide community of software developers. Although Asus has begun to offer
| Windows XP as an option for the Eee PC, the main focus is Linux.
|
| Using Linux "helps to lower the cost, to be able to achieve the cost that we
| want to be at," said Donald Leung, Eee PC product manager. "At the same time,
| it's a lot more flexible."
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/346547_flashpc09.html
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