Microsoft Accommodating Eee With Lightweight XP

KrispyChips writes "In what could be a first Microsoft is working to create a special build of Windows, just because Windows doesn't run very well on a certain computer. ASUS' runaway success Eee PC is now 'officially' available with Windows XP, but (according to APC magazine) is not exactly a great experience. There are none of the nice pre-loaded apps that come with the Linux version, for example. And XP has some real problems coping with the screen size and limited system specs of the unit. As a result, ASUS says it is going back to Microsoft and working on a special XP build that will be lightweight and more suited to UMPCs."

Re:BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Constantine XVI]

Yes, it will.

Oh, you meant in stores.

Almost anything by Microsoft is lightweight

[G3ckoG33k]

Almost anything by Microsoft is lightweight. ;)

I Suppose.....

[segedunum]

...a Vista Lite is out of the question then?

Re:Open Source CD

[Anonymous Coward]

Why should Microsoft dictate what ASUS preloads on their PCs?

Oh, yeah, forgot. Convicted monopoly, never punished due to new Justice Department attorneys installed by corrupt new Attorney General. Nevermind.

Hey, those Justice Department attorneys came pre-installed.

Re:Why not Vista? Or Windows 7?

[elrous0]

LOL, I just got a picture in my head of some poor bastard being put in charge of stripping down Vista to run on a computer that can't even handle the full version of XP. The poor bastard would be suicidal in a week.

Re:BWAHAHAHAHA!

[PinkyDead]

intentionally design an OS that works better on a less powerful computer

They'd already tried intentionally designing one that works worse on a more powerful computer.

That hasn't worked out too good though.

Re:Open Source CD

[Constantine XVI]

No floppy. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.

This (Windows FLP) already exists!

[PC and Sony Fanboy]

Microsoft already has a stripped down version of XP shipping to corporate customers.

They'll change the login screens, and BOOM! Its XPeee. (or eeeXP, whatever)

Re:I Suppose.....

[blindd0t]

Not at all. In fact, you might even see (takes a very deep breath) Vista Lite Home Basic, Vista Lite Home Premium, Vista Lite Business, Vista Lite Business Enterprise, and Vista Lite Ultimate, Vista Lite for the Eee PC Home Basic, Vista Lite for the Eee PC Home Premium, Vista Lite for the Eee PC Business, Vista Lite for the Eee PC Business Enterprise, and Vista Lite for the Eee PC Ultimate. =P

Re:Why XP

[gstoddart]

CE is Windows 3.11 with a boob job.

That, sir, is one of the most expressive and informative metaphors I've ever seen on Slashdot!! I know more about CE than I ever have. :-P

Kudos for that!

Cheers

Re:Hardware can't ignore the trend, either

[gstoddart]

For decades we've been subject to the hardware/software upgrade circle jerk ... [snip] ... And the cost of the hardware to carry that bloatware created a reverse circle jerk vortex in the minds of many technology consumers.

I don't disagree with anything you said, other than forcing me to read the words "circle jerk" too many times. That's just ... wrong. :-P

Cheers

Re:So special and different, it already exists!

[Mad Merlin]

...it can't even run Windows...

You say that as if it's a bad thing.