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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 19 May 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 3 Following the initial success of the Eee PC 700, Asus correctly gauged consumer sentiment that including a 9-inch screen without altering the unit's footprint would further propel the success of this unique little hardware and software package. And so it has. The multi-touch mousepad Eee PC 900 coupled with Asus' customised version of Xandros Linux, priced at around $600-650, is a winner. Now Asus demonstrates further that it has tapped in to the strengths of Linux by promising to embed Splashtop (branded Express Gate by Asus) on a million motherboards a month. However, this is no attempt to bundle a full-blown pre-installed Linux distro like Ubuntu or Suse as an alternative to Windows. This is something quite different. This is instant on computing. With Express Gate, Asus aims to provide its factory set motherboards with functionality that currently doesn't exist. The vast majority of consumer PC sessions these days are mainly concerned with surfing the Web and chatting with friends using instant messaging and VoIP. Asus motherboards packing Express Gate will enable those users to be up and running, surfing the Web with Firefox and chatting to friends on Skype within seconds of turning on their machine. It's a holy grail on 'instant-on' computing that Microsoft and Intel have only ever dreamed of, but have so far, failed to achieve. CONTINUED |
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