Microsoft To Upgrade UMPC Specification
, a common grumble from those involved is that Microsoft hasn’t produced software tailored to the platform’s low-power needs. Vista, put bluntly, doesn’t cut it as an ultramobile OS, and there needs to be a stripped-down or optimized alternative that sits between Windows Mobile and Windows Vista, just as UMPC itself sits between cellphones and laptops.
Microsoft however, seems to look at things differently. This week, MS development manager Vikram Madan announced a revision to the UMPC specifications that leans the platform toward even smaller size and higher screen resolutions. The new specs will also include the addition of WiMAX, and may officially incorporate keyboards into the revision. Finally, Microsoft wants to see UMPCs drop to the $500-$600 range.
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