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The Steal After The Fumble
by Andrew McCaskey
I think we are observing the ball as it is being stolen, immediately after the fumble.
This is my conclusion after the announcement that Asus is making the decision to move Linux beyond UMPC platforms into a regular laptop offering.
Two killer capabilities as far as capability is concerned:
First, a Linux variant that is said to boot in 15 seconds – not a problem with just a little Flash in a hybrid Front end preload for a conventional disk.
Secondly – a way to bump the battery life from five hours to seven. That advantage is huge.
As a business traveler, I sometimes joked that I spent half my life waiting for Windows (95, 98, NT, 2000,XP) to boot up or shut down. It was more than a joke, it was a major pain in the butt.
Vista was the fumble, the UMPC was the daylight, and the scramble is on to see who grabs the ball.
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