Genie To Bottle Microsoft

"It is thought that Microsoft is steering clear of ARM-based laptops because of its ties to rival processor firm Intel and because it thinks the fee for the operating system on a sub-$200 netbook isn't worth having.

"ARM is saying that the new ARM processors, Cortex A8 and A9, which will be used in the netbooks coming out this year will be deliver a "desktop-class user experience" while using ten times less power than Atom."

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