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Story: Microsoft limits XP subnotebook specs

Posted by: harpless (Thursday 15 May 2008, 6:53 PM)

Trying to have it both ways

Microsoft are desparate to move on from XP but this "No Frills PC" thing is beginning to look more than just a passing fad,
"There actually is a market for those things?", I picture Steve Balmer asking, before adding "we can't allow linux to gain a foothold in the PC market, we haven't fought 20+ years just to give them a free pass"

If only those PC makers were wittier, they could get XP licenses for free!

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