WinHEC: Windows 7 for netbooks and other tidbits
WinHEC just finished last week and News.com has some interesting additional tidbits about Windows 7 – especially with how it relates to netbooks.
First off, a Microsoft rep at the show floor portion of WinHEC confirmed that there would be a “lite” version of Windows 7 for netbooks. A trade show picture shows a booth with the title “Windows 7 for Netbooks” although it’s not clear if this is the working title for the lite version.
As expressed at the PDC and now at WinHEC, one of the design goals for Windows 7 is to shrink down resource consumption – making sure it will run on all platforms – from low end netbooks/nettops to high end server boxes. Given that Microsoft would love to see the death of Windows XP, making sure Windows 7 works well on a netbook seems like an obvious path for the company.
The same rep stated that the lite version of 7 would run on 1GB of memory and 16GB of SSD. You can bet that the OS will be optimized for SSD platforms too.
Also, to no one’s surprise, expect dual core Atom netbook systems at some point next year. The interviewed Microsoft rep stated that vendors would indeed be rolling out dual core Atom netbooks – even if they were going to use processors designed for nettop systems. Be damned Intel! (OK, I added that one). While vendors wait for a mobile dual core Atom, it makes complete sense for them to utilize the desktop version – especially if the market demand is there.
I’m just salivating at the thought of carrying around a sub-3 lb, sub $500 dollar dual core Atom netbook.
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