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digitimes.com - 6/12/2009
N270-based netbooks may not be offered upgrades to Windows 7
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Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 12 June 2009] Netbook vendors are considering keeping their Intel Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks using Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low consumer demand, according to industry ...
digitimes.com - 6/12/2009
N270-based netbooks may not be offered upgrades to Windows 7
— digitimes.com — Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 12 June 2009] Netbook vendors are considering keeping their Intel... Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks using Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low ... (more) N270-based netbooks may not be offered upgrades to Windows 7

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Windows 7 Upgrade Programs Will Start Soon, Vary by Vendor
pcworld.com - 6/12/2009
Windows 7 Upgrade Programs Will Start Soon, Vary by Vendor
— pcworld.com — Some PC vendors and sellers will begin a coupon program on June 26 to entitle people who... buy premium versions of Microsoft Windows Vista to upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system when it arrives later this year, but the upgrade offers may not ... (more) Windows 7 Upgrade Programs Will Start Soon, Vary by Vendor

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Computex 2009 Review
bit-tech.net - 6/11/2009
Computex 2009 Review
— bit-tech.net — We were out in Taipei, Taiwan for the 2009 Computex trade show for the past two weeks.... Now that we're back in more familiar territory in London, we take a look back at the big trends during the show, from Netbooks, to DX11 and Windows 7. (more) Computex 2009 Review

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Intel Atom N270 and N280 netbooks won't get Windows 7 upgrade
DV Hardware — ... DigiTimes reports netbooks with the Intel Atom N270 and N280 processors are unlikely to get an upgrade to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low consumer demand. ...

Atom N2XX-based Netbooks May Not Get Upgrade To Windows 7
VR-Zone Articles — Increased costs in Windows 7 as compared to Windows XP may force netbook vendors to  consider keeping their Intel Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks to use Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7. Here's more in the full article

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