• By John Mahoney
    Oct 15, 2008 9:45 AM 5,938
    read more: #windows, #windowsinstanton, #instanton, #booting, #splashtop, #linux, #voodooenvy, #eeebox, #microsoft

    Microsoft Adding Its Own Instant-On Feature To Windows?

    This survey, sent to a random sampling of Windows users, seems to indicated that MS is at least thinking of integrating an instant-on mode to Windows. Existing quick-start features like Splashtop, found on the Voodoo Envy, Eee Box and a number of other machines, are usually Linux-based systems that stick their finger into the BIOS. A Windows-native solution would be a similar setup—giving you access to a limited feature and application set after a few seconds boot. That is, unless the respondents to this survey overwhelmingly select "1-2 minutes" as their definition of "instant." [Engadget]


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