Microsoft eases restrictions on the use of Windows XP Home for netbooks

[FarCry]

Originally, Microsoft set the screen size limit at 10.2 inches and the storage capacity at 80GB to be able to run Windows XP. Computer World reports that Microsoft has now eased those restrictions and will allow larger systems to run Windows XP.

 

The new limitations on netbooks and other computers running Windows XP will be a screen size of 14.1 inches and a storage capacity of 160GB. Microsoft did not increase the CPU or RAM specifications, which still limit netbooks running XP to a single-core processor and 1GB of RAM. Computer World reports that Microsoft is charging PC makers $32 to install Windows XP Home on a netbook and $47 to install the OS on systems with larger screens.This may push ODMs towards using Linux on their larger netbooks as one way to cut costs while offering the features customers want.

 

http://arstechnica.com/journals/hardware.ars/2008/09/03/microsoft-eases-restrictions-on-the-use-of-windows-xp-home-for-netbooks