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VIRTUALISATION Why netbook buyers want Windows
VIRTUALISATION Why netbook buyers want Windows | Why netbook buyers want Windows |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 04 June 2009 | |
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To a certain extent, I agree with him - but you have to look at the wording carefully. Here's an important snippet from Microsoft's press release on the matter: "Guggenheimer points to the evolution of small notebook PCs (often referred to as netbook PCs)". This ties in with something I've been saying for some time. If you think of a netbook as a small notebook, then yes - you probably will want it to run the same operating system as your other computer(s). That could be Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux - but there's more chance that it will be Windows than anything else. "Consumers really do want small notebook PCs to work like their laptops and desktops. Windows provides a familiar and easy-to-use experience that consumers want and demand from these devices," said Guggenheimer. Is that the real story? Please read on. |
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