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B · 06-02-2009, 08:20 PM

rember the old Java/Sun OS that was so bad ass 4 years ago or something that never came to be? I think it was called project looking glass...

well, read this:
skip the google stuff.. who cares about android

FT.com / Companies / Technology - Acer to launch Google Android notebook

oracle finishes Sun buyout, and it releases project looking glass?

thoughts?

K2e2vin · 06-03-2009, 08:26 AM

I don't want to register. Quotes?

B · 06-03-2009, 12:13 PM

odd... it didn't make me register

Quote:

Acer to launch Google Android notebook

By Robin Kwong in Taipei and Joseph Menn and Richard Waters in San Francisco
Published: June 2 2009 14:59 | Last updated: June 3 2009 00:14

Acer, the world’s third biggest PC maker, on Tuesday said it would start producing the world’s first mainstream notebook computer using Google’s Android operating system before the end of September.
The move opens a new front in Google’s battle with Microsoft by offering an alternative to the Windows operating system on small, low-priced PCs rather than just the smartphones for which Android was originally designed.

Acer's move opens a new front in Google's battle with Microsoft

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Tech blog - May-27

John Gapper blog: The power of Bing - Jun-02

Lex: Catching the Wii - Jun-01

View From the Top: Google’s Eric Schmidt - Jun-02

It came as Microsoft revealed that Windows 7, the latest version of its operating system and one designed to work better on less powerful machines, would go on sale on October 22.
Meanwhile, Larry Ellison, chief executive of Oracle, indicated that it would also launch its own software platform for PCs and handheld devices once it completes its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, though he gave no further details.
Signs that Microsoft’s stranglehold on PC operating systems is about to face fresh challenges reflect a sea change in the computing business as smartphones and “netbooks”, or small notebooks, gain in popularity and the lines between different categories of computing device blur.
Microsoft charges about $20 per netbook computer for Windows, analysts say, while Google does not charge for its Android system, which is based on the open source Linux software.
Microsoft’s price for the most basic version of its software is expected to rise with Windows 7, though details have not been announced.
Acer’s new low-end Aspire One will run both the XP and Android operating systems and allows users to switch between the two.
It would still be cheaper than the current model, the company said, but declined to comment further on its pricing strategy.
Skytone, a Chinese maker, recently announced a pure Android netbook that has yet to ship.
Dell, the second biggest computer maker, plans to introduce an Android product, according to a software developer that last month accidentally issued a press release announcing work on the product.
Industry leader Hewlett-Packard was conducting tests but was reluctant to forge ahead for fear of reducing revenue, analysts said.
“Android is beginning to show some wings,” analyst Roger Kay, of Endpoint Technologies Associates, said.

95b16coupe · 06-03-2009, 12:21 PM

buy acer stock?

TurboMirage · 06-03-2009, 12:36 PM

everyone laughed at me when i was promoting Acer machines back in the day...

now they are the 3rd biggest computer manufacturer

K2e2vin · 06-03-2009, 05:15 PM

This looks very promising. I hate Windows, even in mobile apps.

phyregod · 06-03-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboMirage

everyone laughed at me when i was promoting Acer machines back in the day...

now they are the 3rd biggest computer manufacturer

Still wouldn't buy one. And if I was given one, I would toss that shit on ebay.

The ability to mass produce shit products and sell them at discount rates thus making them "the third largest producer of PCs" says that they have fast assembly lines and make fast food flavored PC garbage.

B · 06-03-2009, 08:32 PM

i'd buy an acer over a dell, hp, mac, or lenovo.

E_SolSi · 06-04-2009, 12:04 AM

ive had no problems with my acer laptop in 2.5 years of pretty heavy use

Drake · 06-04-2009, 01:13 PM

Between myself, girlfriend, brother and mom we have 4 Acer Aspire One's. My girlfriend is the only one to have any issue so far with one. And Acer's customer support is being a fucking douche cannon. It has been back to the factory 4 times and the freezing issues her machine is having still isnt fixed. Its fine as long as you dont shut it down. It freezes on bootup 9 out of 10 times. Other than that they all work just fine.

TurboMirage · 06-04-2009, 03:52 PM

ive sold MANY acer laptops as onsite refurbs, and only had one come back.

chances are your GFs machine has bad memory.

Drake · 06-04-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboMirage

ive sold MANY acer laptops as onsite refurbs, and only had one come back.

chances are your GFs machine has bad memory.

That is what I am thinking too, I need to pick up another stick of ram. I really hope it isnt the hardwired stick that is shitty though

corvetteguy78 · 06-06-2009, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurboMirage

everyone laughed at me when i was promoting Acer machines back in the day...

now they are the 3rd biggest computer manufacturer

I have all my friends and family buy Acer computers and have been since i think 1999....

92stoccord · 06-07-2009, 11:36 AM

lol @ douche cannon.

06-03-2009, 08:26 AM	#2
K2e2vin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 22 Posts: 6,358 iTrader: 2 / 100% Ride: 88 Honda Civic HB Rep Power: 150	I don't want to register. Quotes? __________________ 1988 Honda Civic Standard-more mods than I want to list 1992 Honda Accord LX 1996 Toyota Avalon-Spun bearing, for sale. Terrorists have successfully attacked our imagination. RIP Jon Eban Nie, August 31, 1991 - May 7, 2006 Y-Daniel Siu Eban, September 7, 1986 - May 7, 2006

06-03-2009, 12:21 PM	#4
95b16coupe wwtdd? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ct Posts: 2,516 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 215	buy acer stock? __________________ Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic.

06-03-2009, 12:36 PM	#5
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 25 Posts: 18,155 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 337	everyone laughed at me when i was promoting Acer machines back in the day... now they are the 3rd biggest computer manufacturer __________________ Home of the RPW built 2000 Lancer CC Coupe. See what is done to the little Evo5. "If you don't like what I've done with my car, I will gladly refund all the money you put into it."

06-03-2009, 05:15 PM	#6
K2e2vin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 22 Posts: 6,358 iTrader: 2 / 100% Ride: 88 Honda Civic HB Rep Power: 150	This looks very promising. I hate Windows, even in mobile apps. __________________ 1988 Honda Civic Standard-more mods than I want to list 1992 Honda Accord LX 1996 Toyota Avalon-Spun bearing, for sale. Terrorists have successfully attacked our imagination. RIP Jon Eban Nie, August 31, 1991 - May 7, 2006 Y-Daniel Siu Eban, September 7, 1986 - May 7, 2006

06-04-2009, 03:52 PM	#11
TurboMirage Running on two cylinders Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southbridge, MA Age: 25 Posts: 18,155 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer RPW E5 Coupe Rep Power: 337	ive sold MANY acer laptops as onsite refurbs, and only had one come back. chances are your GFs machine has bad memory. __________________ Home of the RPW built 2000 Lancer CC Coupe. See what is done to the little Evo5. "If you don't like what I've done with my car, I will gladly refund all the money you put into it."


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