Netbooks Offer a Chance to Challenge Windows' Long Reign

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 9, 2009 9:27 PM EDT
Wired; By Priya Ganapati
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Like a plus-sized dress on a skinny runway model, Windows just doesn't fit when it's loaded on a netbook. So entrepreneurs are taking a page from the fashion industry playbook, and creating new operating systems that are tailored exclusively to fit the smaller, less powerful and inexpensive netbooks. At least four new operating systems are in the works, all promising to offer a better experience to users struggling with tiny Windows icons on their 10-inch laptops.

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