Vendors Rally While Windows Sleeps 321
Anti-Globalism sends along a PCWorld article outlining two technologies from Intel and Dell that do an end run around Windows. "Dell, Intel and their partners announced last week new technologies that represent major leaps forward for mobility. The companies seem to have discovered the secret to making such bold leaps: Cut Microsoft out of the deal. One technology involves enabling users to gain instant access to a laptop's e-mail, browser and other basic functionality — without booting Windows at all. The second technology enables an Internet-based message to wake a Windows PC from sleep mode. These new technologies are perfect metaphors for what's happening in the industry... Windows is asleep while Microsoft's own partners give users what they really want."
They're missing out on a great opportunity (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sensationlist much? (Score:4, Funny)
This is retarded and sensational.
In other words, perfect front-page material. You must be new here.
Correction (Score:5, Funny)
Apple is having decent sales in the overpriced, zealot segment.
Re:Great... (Score:3, Funny)
In the jungle... (Score:3, Funny)
The Ballmer sleeps tonight...
Somebody continue...
Re:In the jungle... (Score:1, Funny)
developers, developers, developers...
Re:Duh, Can You Say Java? (Score:2, Funny)
What users really want... (Score:4, Funny)
Bender: black jack... and hookers. In fact - forget the black jack!
And don't get me started on the phrase "do an end run around Windows" when it clearly should be "reach around" - at least that's the only way *I* can enjoy my Microsoft products. :-)
No, only I'm New Here (Score:5, Funny)
No, only I'm New Here
Re:Great... (Score:5, Funny)
we can wake Windows remotely. This seems like a major security issue if not implemented correctly.
No kidding. Waking Windows locally is already a big enough security issue as it is!
Re:It's the BIOS, not windows (Score:3, Funny)
ohhh boy. Cue the posters that scream "Linux is a kernel" :p
Re:It's the BIOS, not windows (Score:5, Funny)
You could at least read the article, it's an ARM SoC that serves as a separate UMPC inside the laptop. Kind of like having a N810 inside your laptop if you will.
Didn't you get the memo? We don't RTFA. We simply skim TFS for keywords, and then post with an authoritative tone, as though we had not only read TFA, but had actually authored it AND examined the subject in a PhD thesis.
You must be new here...
Re:Vista just isn't good with normal laptops yet (Score:2, Funny)
"Without Vista, anti-trust law suits and billions of dollars in fines, years of screwing over vendors, customers and anyone else who got in there way, I don't think it would have been possible for Linux to get a foothold."
--there, fixed your fixed it for you.
Re:why is this a problem, or news? (Score:3, Funny)
Did slashdot report when Netware 2.0 came out in 1985 and provided an easy way to do filesharing in MSDOS?
Yes they did, but I can't find it. For some strange reason I can't retrieve Slashdot articles that are older than 10 years or so.
Who does number two work for? (Score:3, Funny)
Put microsoft's hand in warm water while they're at it. We'll get the next version of Windows a year early!
I think you might be confusing output ports #1 and #2.
Re:What users really want... (Score:3, Funny)
Grab Windows by the Ballmer? I hope that gives you mental imagery that causes you to kill yourself for mentioning reach arounds, enjoyment, and Windows in a single line.
Re:No, only I'm New Here (Score:5, Funny)
What is the average amount of time in between times you can spring this joke?
-fragbait
Re:Vista just isn't good with normal laptops yet (Score:3, Funny)
* Ubuntu suffers from a "bug" whereby many hard drives will spin down after several seconds of non-use, which kinda reduces the lifespan Vista doesn't have this issue, although it's hard to determine if that's only because the drive is always flashing every so often.
I just love finding "bugs" in software based on observations of the tiny blinky lights!
Re:Sensationlist much? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:When did Microsoft become a hardware company? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Windows? (Score:3, Funny)
Windows... It can be put to sleep though.
Is this like putting it down?