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Microsoft Considers "Instant On" Windows 440

Barence writes "In what might be a glimpse of things to come in Windows 7, Microsoft is asking customers whether they would be interested in a new 'Instant-on' version of Windows. 'We would like your feedback on a new concept,' the Microsoft survey states. 'The Instant On experience is different from "Full Windows" because it limits what activities you can do and what applications you can have access to.' Sounds interesting but hardly new: Asus and Dell have produced laptops that provide swift access to apps and data using Linux subsystems."

Comment 1.5 million? I think I see their problem... (Score 1) 408

If the recording industry thinks they're losing 1.5 million per CD, and PRESUMING that they aren't just money grubbing execs in a dying industry, then I'm beginning to think that they need to get their heads out of the clouds, and take a look at the history of commerce in america mandating laws. I'd hate to see the recording industry become a government operated corp...

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