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    Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)

    xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes

    Oh My, Another Windows XP Phone: ViewSonic VPC08

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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    01:31 AM

    In reply to Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)
    Coincidentally, Internet Explorer 6's user share took a dramatic hit since Windows 7's release, yet Internet Explorer 8 didn't see that huge an increase.

    Instead, it looks like users were split between Firefox and Chrome for their new browser of choice.

    Mazel tov, nerds: we're becoming the majority.
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    01:20 AM

    In reply to Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)
    Just installed Windows 7 over my existing Vista installation (just got my copy from Lenovo today). Went pretty smoothly, and I'm glad to be back to 7.
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    Image of SysRq SysRq
    12:46 AM

    In reply to Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)
    I stopped reading at "Joe Sixpack".
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12:45 AM

    In reply to Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales in 2007)
    It's not consumer products that really matter that much, but business adoption where Microsoft will see real gains. Too bad the old mantra of "wait for SP1" is still around.
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    It is a sad testimony to the utter failure of the UMPC concept to capture market share that you refer to this device as "netbook-like". #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    alright, maybe i am off base here, but why not just make a smartbook that relies on a bluetooth ear piece for any actual phone talkingness and the rest (texting, internet browsing, anything really) be contained in something bigger than a phone and smaller than a tablet? why doesn everyone think you have to hold the actual device up to your darn head? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    Interesting that this would be the first and only "phone" so far that would make me drop my iPhone 3GS in a heartbeat.

    Finally, Skype/IM video conferencing on a "phone" over a US cell carrier. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of STiger STiger
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    This is by far the most interesting phone I've ever wanted. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/13/09

    @STiger: This is by far the most interesting phone I've Never wanted #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of flynt7 flynt7
    11/13/09

    @Canoehead: This is by far the least interesting phone I have ever wanted...
    wait... #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of OldSchoolGadgetLover OldSchoolGadgetLover
    11/13/09

    @flynt7: This is by far the least interesting phone I have never wanted.

    That's two threads I've completed today. My work here is done! #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/13/09

    @OldSchoolGadgetLover: It is interesting, sort of like a monkey with 4 asses. I mean, it's kind of like a Ben Heck thing - jamming something where it does not belong, just to see if you can. Ok, that may have come out wrong.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    Does the 7 inch screen version even bother with phone functionality? I can't imagine anyone trying to talk with that thing pressed against their face. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/13/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Bluetooth headset I guess? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    11/13/09

    @Danny Allen: Alright, you've got a headset. So if you don't have it smashed on the side of your head, where DO you put the damn thing? Keep it in your purse? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    11/13/09

    @elementary: It's a man bag, don't judge me! (good point, though). #xpphonewindowsxp
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    11/13/09

    @Danny Allen: It's European! #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of clarketelecom clarketelecom
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    Maybe the XP phone should rebrand to reflect the fact you can load Windows 7 on it. What the hell is an AMD Super Mobile CPU, anyway? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/13/09

    @clarketelecom: Maybe it's their Neo or Congo (''2nd Generation Ultrathin Platform'') chip that's designed for netbooks? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of cmanptown02 cmanptown02
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    "But it doesn't have an App store....." sigh #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/13/09

    @cmanptown02: No... sadly it only runs millions of software applications available globally, via retail stores or digital download, for the most commonly-used operating system, worldwide. What a bummer. :/ #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of technical difficulties technical difficulties
    11/13/09

    @cmanptown02: the internet? problem solved. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    11/13/09

    @cmanptown02: Sure it does. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of dantheman12 dantheman12
    11/13/09

    In reply to xpPhone Runs Windows 7 and Has Several Screen Sizes
    since it has evdo and cdma, could it go on verizon? #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/13/09

    @dantheman12: From what we're seeing it looks as though it could be compatible with just about every major carrier, worldwide. #xpphonewindowsxp
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/12/09

    In reply to Oh My, Another Windows XP Phone: ViewSonic VPC08

    Reminds me of the Nokia E90.. #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/12/09

    In reply to Oh My, Another Windows XP Phone: ViewSonic VPC08
    Ok... but can you also use it as a Crême Brûlée torch?
    Because if you can't, it's still incomplete...
    [xspblog.com] #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of mathlete123 mathlete123
    11/12/09

    In reply to Oh My, Another Windows XP Phone: ViewSonic VPC08
    It is worth pointing out that these phones *nearly* have the specs of consumer products five or six years ago. Before the purchase of my laptop, I regularly used a dell tower with a P4 and 512mb of ram. I wonder how this phone, running a stripped down-ish version of xp, would compare. #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @mathlete123: Given XP's extremely low requirements (300MHz proc and 64MB RAM) I'd say this phone can probably run it extremely well, even without a trimming a lot of the fat. Running off an SSD probably keeps it snappy, too.

    My biggest concern wouldn't be speed, though, but typical PC maintenance issues. It's one thing to update drivers, download browser security patches and perform file maintenance on a laptop or desktop... but on a cellphone it could become a frustrating and annoying process. (I don't even like performing these tasks on tiny netbooks.) I wholeheartedly support XP, despite its advanced age... but as a cellphone OS, it seems a bit too brittle, unwiely and high maintenance for a phone. #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    11/12/09

    @met2art: To top it off, imagine the chaos of cellphone with spyware! #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @sp00nix: That could, potentially, be an issue for people with egregiously horrible browsing and download habits. (But, seriously, those people shouldn't have smartphones, just Sidekicks. (I kid, I kid!)) Of course, it would be really bad to disable Windows' built-in protections on a device such as this. Still, I run XP, and have done so for many years, with no firewall, AV or Spyware software installed. Every now and then, as part of maintenance, I'll run an updated copy of Spybot, and do a quick check with a free (and lauded) AV package. I've never found a virus on my system, and the only "spyware" found is the (mostly) innocuous cookies/trackers that just about any browser builds up from standard websurfing, but nothing dangerously malicious. *knock on wood texturemap* #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of sp00nix sp00nix
    11/12/09

    @met2art: I understand, I my self have never had an issue, but the day to day users i come across always seem to have something going on they shouldn't. I can see people trying to install limewire and other junk like this on there just because they can. #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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    Image of mathlete123 mathlete123
    11/12/09

    @met2art: At my summer program there was a guy with a handheld computer. I am not sure about the size of the screen but it was fairly functional as a light-duty computer. I doubt that this would quite compare (and to be honest I don't think the phone-XP integration would be that great) but loading mathematica onto this could be nifty. That said, I think that android has an enormous advantage over this because it is much more intuitive to use with a small touchscreen. Using XP on a 13 inch screen with a mouse was sometimes tricky; I just can't see it working on touch-based input. #viewsonicwindowsxpphoneviewson...
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