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bysnydeq ( 1272828 ) writes:
Asustek appears to have already scuttled this project [infoworld.com], calling the technology 'not mature' and disavowing any pressure from Microsoft and Intel over the use of Android and Snapdragon in the Eee PC.
Of course, the Android-based Eee was demonstrated by Qualcomm, not Asustek. Yet, Asustek's distancing itself from the machine while competitors like Acer are announcing Android plans [infoworld.com] is a little bit intriguing.
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byLocutus ( 9039 ) writes:
probably under contract with Microsoft. You know, the fine print that keeps showing up after 20 years of company lawyers being surprised by Microsoft's tactics. The funny thing about lawyers, each one thinks _they_ are smarter than the other lawyers and keep signing deals with Microsoft thinking they're getting away with something.
It was obvious to me that they signed a deal with the devil when the next gen eEEPC's shipped. They used the 50/50 rule to say they ship 50% Linux systems and 50% Windows systems and that's why there were no Linux netbooks on store shelves. They boosted the hardware so Windows would run but then boosted the hardware more for the Linux versions and charged more for Linux. These are all signs of a "special" deal with Microsoft and they seem to be locked into this deal at the expense of the ARM systems. After all, if they can't ship Linux, how can they ship a viable ARM based system? So, ASUS can't play in this ARM netbook or Smartbook game and all they can do is try to put it down in an attempt to limit it's value and growth with marketing speak.
So ASUS is out of the netbook/Smartbook game until their contract with Microsoft ends as far as I'm concerned. Windows is just not efficient enough to make a compelling small device OS.
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byCAIMLAS ( 41445 ) writes:
After all, if they can't ship Linux, how can they ship a viable ARM based system?
I thiink you've got that backwards. They can't ship ARM systems because they have to ship Windows (say, at 50% total systems shipped, or w/e the deal is). They can't afford to do two entirely different architectures, and the product diversification would confuse consumers, so they don't.
byLocutus ( 9039 ) writes:
I might go with the idea that they "can't afford to do two entirely different architectures" but that bit about product diversification is bull. They boosted the hardware performance of the original EeePC to support Windows but instead of just selling that same hardware with Linux on it, they changed the hardware for the Linux models and then sold the Linux systems at more cost than the Windows versions. This too was probably a contract thing with Microsoft but the kicker is they allowed a contract requirin
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