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msmobiles.com_robot · Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 16777215

In past we have installed Windows CE on a regular PC and Windows Mobile is based on Windows CE, so why not to put Windows Mobile in a netbook? Well, because Windows Mobile runs only on ARM-compatible processors and ...

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Proto732 · Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Central NJ.

OK, so they are just bringing back the Handheld PC .. ala HP Jornada.

I guess Retro is the new NEW.

Sony P ... revamped old Sony Picturebook,

rumored 7" iPod Touch ... Apple Newton

Some form factors were just ahead of their time I guess.

"this has all happened before and will happen again"

netboy · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 349 Location: Bayarea, CA USA

why? i buy it when they put DOS 3.1 on netbook! haha
putting windows mobiles on netbook is like putting a car engine on a Jet!
why??

BoyBawang · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 100

@netboy,
You obviously didn't get the point. Unless you could answer such question as "Why they didn't put Windows-Vista in Touch-HD and Xperia?"

alcedes · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject:

The lines between netbooks and smartphones will blur a little more. Right now the only indication i see as to whether something is a netbook or a smartphone is the price: smart phones cost more Laughing

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I wonder where the HTC ADvantage would fit in this spectrum.
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netboy · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 349 Location: Bayarea, CA USA

OscarTheGrouch · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 21 Location: New England States

BoyBawang · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 100

LOL!

@netboy,
It's not about whether the ARM or the 256MB RAM can handle VISTA.
I want to educate you that ARM is built from ground up for power efficiency as priority. Also, it is RISC meaning without the legacy x86 instructions that our current desktop CPU is suffering. That's why our desktop CPU even at idle state still takes a lot of power in order of magnitude higher than an ARM CPU can save.

But it's not just the hardware. A software made for PocketPC are programmed with power efficiency philosophy in mind. They follow rules that are more strict than its desktop counterparts that's why it's is able to achieve the target power requirements.
A practical example in Vista where it does plenty of processing and house keeping in the background that a phone user don't need (like cashing commonly used apps during idle time).therefore needlessly drain energy.

netboy · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 349 Location: Bayarea, CA USA

sometime it' best to just SHUT UP if u dont know what u talking about! cus u making yourself as a DUMB FOOL!
last time i went to store, netbook is powered by 1.6Ghz cpu, 1G ddr ram!
that is too powerful for running windows mobiles!
that is like buying Playstation 3 to play playstation 1 games!
or buying Nintendo Wii so u can play 8bit NES games on it!

info on netbook:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9150456&st=netbook&type=product&id=1218036213078

kanzlr · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 89

netboy, you little freak Very Happy

what he said was that ARM architectures are much more power efficient, as is windows CE.

the goal is to build cheap netbooks that last MUCH longer on a charge than current x86 based ones do...boy is it that hard to understand?

not everybody needs power. many people are happy if something works and lasts a few days on a charge.

netboy · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 349 Location: Bayarea, CA USA

why?
are u able to put netbook in your pocket?
y u need netbook to last a few days on single charge?
AC/DC powers is EVERYWHERE! car, house, hotel, EVERYWHERE U GO there is AC power source!
netbook is with 7" or 8" screen!
if u going to carry something that BIG, y would u want it to run windows mobiles instead of Windows XP!

BoyBawang · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 100

@netboy,
Something is wrong with your reasoning. It's not a question whether recharging is everywhere but it takes effort to walk back to your hotel room for recharge; and recharging take hours! Or even if you bring spare batteries, If your device is drained in the middle of work, powering it off to replace the battery then booting again is still a major hassle!

A mobile device is ideally set it to standby for several hours when not in use so that you can instantly check time, emails and compose one instantly anytime! An ARM+WinCE hardly use power during that mode and can even last several days.
In contrast, a Vista+x86 device when set to standby still consumes a lot lot of energy even if you're not doing anything. Imagine how much energy is wasted if you set it to standby for hours. So it's wiser to turn if off then have the patience to wait several minutes to boot it again just to check emails or an important idea comes into your mind in a flash.
If you can't imagine that inconvenience then something is wrong with you.

netboy · Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 349 Location: Bayarea, CA USA

BoyBawang · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 100

LOL!! Everybody in this world knows that a laptop and netbook are mobile devices! Only you think they're not LOL!!

kieranEire · Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 281

I am afraid I come down on the side of netboy on this one. I already have a netbook that runs xp or linux. The reason I have a netbook is I want full internet browsing or word processing etc not cut back or reduced versions as in windows CE.