Thread: Everex Cloudbook
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rickh is offline rickh
2007-12-22 , 04:22
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Originally Posted by Drewvt View Post
What I find interesting is that Microsoft is not even trying to get Windows on the Cloudbook (or at least, there is no mention of Windows anywhere in connection with the Cloudbook) whereas, significantly, they made a last-ditch effort to get XP unto the Asus Eee.

The "cheap ultraportable" category is starting to slip through their fingers. Which is something Linux users can only applaud.
I read somewhere today (could have been Engadget, but I'm not sure) that beginning in January, Best Buy will be selling the Eee. I'm pretty sure that's got Microsoft trying to come up with what to do as far as the Eee goes. Once the Eee hits mainstream, middle-America oriented stores, a LOT of people are going to see that there's an affordable option other than Windows (I'm not even going to mention any Macs - you can't find a $600, let alone a $400 portable Mac).

Couple that with a bunch of salesgeeks touting no viruses and I bet people will bite. Or at least take more than a glance at something non-MS.

R.
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