Hasta la Vista, Billy boy!

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Intel's MID UMPCs: So long XP/Vista, hello Linux - Engadget

Big news on the UMPC front this morning folks. Looks like Intel is shedding the Origami gorilla (read: Microsoft) as they prep a Linux-based platform to compete with Vista and XP-based UMPCs. Intel will unveil their new MID (Mobile Internet Device) platform at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing later this week. Unfortunately for their marketing department, they've already posted the slides. Unlike UMPCs which target mobile professionals, MIDs will target "consumers and prosumers" and feature a range of screen sizes from 4.5 to 6-inches with resolutions from 800 x 480 to 1024 x 600.

Funny thing about that: once you lose the bloated, expensive OS, an 800MHz dual-core processor with 500MB of flash works just fine, thank you!

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