Microsoft scrambles to counter the rise of OpenSource Linux on ULPCs
It seems that Asus' Eee PC masterstroke took more than rival laptop manufacturers by surprise. Microsoft has been caught off guard by the sudden popularity of the cheap, diminutive devices and doesn't like the fact that OpenSource Linux Operating Systems are benefiting the most from it.
However, IDG News Service reports that Microsoft has a few teeny tiny concessions it wants manufacturers to make in return for its enormous generosity: the machine specs have to be kept very low. The screen must be 10.2" or less, it is allowed no more than 1GB of RAM and a single-core processor of 1GHz or less, 80GB is the maximum hard disc space and absolutely no touch screens either. Wouldn't want these eating into that huge Origami market now - HAHAHAHAHA.
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