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[News] Linux System on Chip for Just $7

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$7 Soc runs Linux

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| Atmel is now sampling an ARM9-based system-on-chip (SoC) that runs Linux and 
| targets "power-constrained applications that also need high performance." 
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2604014904.html

The falling cost of hardware is harming Microsoft's (and Intel's) price-fixing
tradition.


Recent:

Microsoft worried over Linux ULPCs

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| An un-named Microsoft official quoted in the original article claims that
| manufacturers currently offering Linux on their low-cost devices “have made
| some good inroads with open-source, and Microsoft wants to put a stop to it.”
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http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05/12/microsoft-worried-over-linux-ulpcs/1


Microsoft U-turn to stop Linux dominating ultra low cost PCs

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| By offering Windows XP Home Edition at bargain prices, Microsoft hopes to
| secure its place in the ULPC market and reduce the use of Linux, according to
| an official at one PC maker, who asked not to be identified because he was
| not authorised to discuss the programme.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/hardware/laptops/news/index.cfm?newsid=9006
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