PC makers move closer to a post-Windows world

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 30, 2008 9:23 AM EDT
fortune.cnn.com; By Jon Fortt
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In January, Hewlett-Packard will introduce a glossy black mini-laptop at retail for a mere $379. When it does, it will become the first major computer maker this decade (besides Apple, of course) to push a non-Windows PC in stores. This Linux-based version of the HP Mini 1000 will not slay Microsoft (MSFT) Windows. But it will add to a growing sense that the iconic operating system’s best days are behind it.

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