Windows 7: Netbook Challenge

Windows 7: Netbook Challenge

Author JoeDigital

Windows 7, if it hopes to be a competing force in the emerging mobile market, will have to operate effectively on netbooks and other UMPCs, many of which have minimum resources available for the operating system to squander.

And the competition is going to be fierce, with Google Android already being ported to various netbooks, and a couple of Linux builds gaining ground. In fact, the battle for marketshare on netbooks and cloud computing devices may be one of playing catch-up for Microsoft, which has spent so long manipulating the development of machines. In cloud computing, they are left with examining what is working for others, and modeling it into a new environment.

Windows 7 installs quickly, and operates more efficiently than Vista, that much can be stated forthright. How well t will do as the preferred operating system for that market is yet to be seen, but at least it’s off to an eye-opening start.

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