http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/11/e-book-capable-laptops-with-a-catch-from-microsoft-80g-drive-limit-and-screens-no-bigger-than-102-inches/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/11/e-book-capable-laptops-with-a-catch-from-microsoft-80g-drive-limit-and-screens-no-bigger-than-102-inches/comment-page-1/#comment-795142 David Rothman Sun, 11 May 2008 15:40:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/11/e-book-capable-laptops-with-a-catch-from-microsoft-80g-drive-limit-and-screens-no-bigger-than-102-inches/#comment-795142 Given <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law" rel="nofollow">Moore's Law</a>, Microsoft may be worried that even lower-end laptops may be Vista capable in the near future. Microsoft in one sense fears low-priced hardware since that hides the cost of the OS. Lots of factors at work here. Some big Microsoft customers like Dell, moreover, accustomed to more expensive laptops, may actually love the restrictions. Thanks. David Given Moore’s Law, Microsoft may be worried that even lower-end laptops may be Vista capable in the near future. Microsoft in one sense fears low-priced hardware since that hides the cost of the OS. Lots of factors at work here. Some big Microsoft customers like Dell, moreover, accustomed to more expensive laptops, may actually love the restrictions. Thanks. David

]]> http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/11/e-book-capable-laptops-with-a-catch-from-microsoft-80g-drive-limit-and-screens-no-bigger-than-102-inches/comment-page-1/#comment-795087 Jon Noring Sun, 11 May 2008 14:32:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/11/e-book-capable-laptops-with-a-catch-from-microsoft-80g-drive-limit-and-screens-no-bigger-than-102-inches/#comment-795087 Considering that Microsoft wants to wean everyone away from XP to Vista, I suspect that the primary reason MS is offering XP Home for this purpose is because Vista is quite a resource hog (compared to XP). There are no doubt other reasons, though. Considering that Microsoft wants to wean everyone away from XP to Vista, I suspect that the primary reason MS is offering XP Home for this purpose is because Vista is quite a resource hog (compared to XP). There are no doubt other reasons, though.

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