RSSAnother major manufacturer moves to circumvent Vista
I posted a couple weeks ago about an effort at Hewlett-Packard to develop a lightweight, battery-conscious operating system to enable users to access some of their most commonly used applications without having to boot up into vista, a time-consuming and resource-intensive process that seemed hardly worth the trouble.
Now it appears that Dell is moving the same direction, developing a Linux based subsystem for new laptops dubbed "Latitude ON" which will allow rapid access to common applications, outside the main operating system on the laptop, which promises multi-day battery life in the bargain.
At this point, few details are available regarding either the HP or the Dell effort, but if those "frequently used applications" include a web browser and an e-mail client… I imagine a lot of people will start weighing the pretty bells and whistles against the increased battery life, and spending a lot of time not using Vista at all. Enough of that, and they'll start to wonder why they are paying for it… not a good thing for Microsoft.
Dateline 2012: Sony severed relations with Microsoft today becoming the last major manufacturer to do so. Sony stock has responded positively to the change after suffering badly over the past year.
Bad news for Microsoft, good news for consumers. It’s about time for Microsoft to have to work for there sales again (where’s the potential for innovation when you don’t have to do anything and you product is sold with all PC’s?).