Microsoft strikes back at Linux netbook push

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"Shih said, "Frankly speaking ... I would like to apologize that, if you look at Asus booth, we've decided not to display this product. I think you may have seen the devices on Qualcomm's booth but actually, I think this is a company decision so far we would not like to show this device. That's what I can tell you so far. I would like to apologize for that."

"What the heck does he have to apology for? This wasn't some put-together at the last minute skunk-works project that never should have been seen by the public eye. This was a system that, from all reports, could have gone into production immediately."

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