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published on July 7, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: MID, Centrino, Atom | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks, Business
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: MID, Centrino, Atom | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks, Business
Although Intel is aggressively pushing MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and its Centrino Atom platform, PC vendors still feel pessimistic about the market’s future. The increasing demand for 7- to 10-inch netbooks and declining worldwide economy impose great threats toward MID products, noted sources at PC vendors.
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Since Microsoft still dominates the OSes used on desktops and laptops, I am sure their decision to limit the hardware allowed in order to use Windows XP will hurt this market also. Touch and/or inking interfaces are excellent choices for 7" and 10" screens and would make the user experience all the much better. (Heck, I'm planning on hacking my Eee PC now that I have an HP TX2120US to use for school.)