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Computex: Where Are ARM and Android-Based Netbooks?

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PC Magazine; By Michael J. Miller 		Mail this story
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Leading up to Computex, I heard a lot of hype about netbooks running Android and machines, about the size of a netbook, running an ARM-based processor like those used in most phones, rather than the traditional x86 processor used in most PCs. So, I walked around the show floor looking for such machines and came back pretty disappointed. For the most part, the PCs on display at Computex reflected a "Wintel" world. Every PC vendor showcased a wide variety of Windows machines, and most were really pushing Windows 7, following Microsoft's own push. I was looking for some Android-based netbooks but found only one, sitting in a glass box in Acer's booth. The netbook had just a static screen—and a small one at that—running on an older Aspire One netbook model, so it wasn't very impressive.

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Comments (3)

caitlyn ·
Michael J. Miller's point seems to be dismissing ARM before it hits the market. It's off hidden behind closed doors, it's not ready yet, it may not be to market for some time (Acer begs to differ), and even when it arrives it may not be any good. First generation anti-ARM FUD anyone?
hteles ·
Indeed, The ARM Arch is a place where Microsoft can't play at least for now!
rijelkentaurus ·
We are in need of further architectures for OSes to run on, so here's to all the best for ARM and anything else. Microsoft has proven that a software monoculture is a hinderance to general computing evolution, Intel (or anyone else) as the only thing on the hardware side will be just as bad. Choices and competition will lead to better and stronger things, in both hardware and software.

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