Comments on: Aigo MID and XP is almost ready! http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/ portable pc, mobile computer, pocket pc and handheld computing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aigo nearly ready with XP-based MID. | IUMPC FEATURED http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-18911 Aigo nearly ready with XP-based MID. | IUMPC FEATURED Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:32:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-18911 [...] Aigo MID and XP is almost ready! Three problems with the, otherwise very interesting, Aigo MID.  1)… [...]

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]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12017 ecsk2 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:40:59 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12017 Xin, It sounds like you're no stranger to extensive government involvement. :) Xin,

It sounds like you’re no stranger to extensive government involvement. :)

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12016 ecsk2 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:36:40 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12016 Xin, What exactly is it that "Intel did for the Aigo"??? Intel isn't marketing/selling the Aigo (or any other MID for that matter)!? So what is it Intel DID?? Secondly even if you want to say "AIGO did", not Aigo, not Intel not no one is selling this MID with XP at this point, the ones that do come with Windows obviously work with Windows out of the box. So what is it that they did that is "simply 100% foolish and no excuse."??? PLEASE EXPLAIN! Again you seem to take NO pride in the Aigo and where it's made? Correct? Xin,

What exactly is it that “Intel did for the Aigo”???

Intel isn’t marketing/selling the Aigo (or any other MID for that matter)!? So what is it Intel DID??

Secondly even if you want to say “AIGO did”, not Aigo, not Intel not no one is selling this MID with XP at this point, the ones that do come with Windows obviously work with Windows out of the box. So what is it that they did that is “simply 100% foolish and no excuse.”??? PLEASE EXPLAIN!

Again you seem to take NO pride in the Aigo and where it’s made? Correct?

]]> By: Fixup http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12015 Fixup Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:05:19 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12015 Don't hold your breath on google. Once it gets as big as MS, it can easily limit your access to google services only. The only hope is for Democrats to take over the power and separate MS into pieces. Clinton wanted to do that, but Bush stopped it. Monopoly is the thing. If MS was cut into smaller pieces, it won't be so ignorant to force manufacturers to drop XP and install the Vista crap. Don’t hold your breath on google. Once it gets as big as MS, it can easily limit your access to google services only.

The only hope is for Democrats to take over the power and separate MS into pieces. Clinton wanted to do that, but Bush stopped it. Monopoly is the thing. If MS was cut into smaller pieces, it won’t be so ignorant to force manufacturers to drop XP and install the Vista crap.

]]> By: Fixup http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12014 Fixup Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12014 Plasmadis: well said. I understand they want to avoid the high XP fee by installing Linus as default, but if XP drivers are not provided, like what Intel did for the Aigo, it is simply 100% foolish and no excuse. Plasmadis: well said.

I understand they want to avoid the high XP fee by installing Linus as default, but if XP drivers are not provided, like what Intel did for the Aigo, it is simply 100% foolish and no excuse.

]]> By: Realty http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12011 Realty Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:43:08 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12011 I wonder if Google's Android might be the answer. Google is certainly big enough to shepard and guide their open operating system and due to the volume of sales will certainly attract lots of App Developers. Also they are not limited in sight to just phones. BMW may come out with an Android I-Drive next year and I may have read in these pages that a computer company is considering Android for a laptop and desktop computer. I wonder if Google’s Android might be the answer. Google is certainly big enough to shepard and guide their open operating system and due to the volume of sales will certainly attract lots of App Developers. Also they are not limited in sight to just phones. BMW may come out with an Android I-Drive next year and I may have read in these pages that a computer company is considering Android for a laptop and desktop computer.

]]> By: anon http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-12002 anon Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:50:08 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-12002 Alternative operating systems have fundamental weaknesses on the supply and support side. OS X is not available at all. Linux offerings are numerous but none of them ever seem to do everything the end user wants (lacking driver support) and even the basics aren't finished (audio system, power saving (without users tweaking it themselves)). Using linux generally requires technical know-how and time investments to set it up if the system isn't tailor made for a specific well-defined task. With MIDs that could just happen, but there's no distro out there that will work out-of-the-box with the new devices. Their default linux systems will always leave the linux crowd wanting ("wrong distro" being among the most common trouble shooting advice) and Windows users could be turned away by idiosyncrasies. There's nothing in the linux developer world driving it to new devices as soon as possible, only individuals that might eventually build up support on their own pace due to their *own* needs to have it done. I applaud Intel's interest in linux, but that alone is not enough. Alternative operating systems have fundamental weaknesses on the supply and support side. OS X is not available at all. Linux offerings are numerous but none of them ever seem to do everything the end user wants (lacking driver support) and even the basics aren’t finished (audio system, power saving (without users tweaking it themselves)). Using linux generally requires technical know-how and time investments to set it up if the system isn’t tailor made for a specific well-defined task.

With MIDs that could just happen, but there’s no distro out there that will work out-of-the-box with the new devices. Their default linux systems will always leave the linux crowd wanting (“wrong distro” being among the most common trouble shooting advice) and Windows users could be turned away by idiosyncrasies.

There’s nothing in the linux developer world driving it to new devices as soon as possible, only individuals that might eventually build up support on their own pace due to their *own* needs to have it done. I applaud Intel’s interest in linux, but that alone is not enough.

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11995 ecsk2 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:21:41 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11995 While I don't agree that XP is the ultimate OS as such, I do agree that it is what it is and we all know it and you can get just about any prg for it, and that's what counts yes! XP as such is on it's deathbed though that's obvious. MS could recycle it under another name and with some graphical tweaks though :) While I don’t agree that XP is the ultimate OS as such, I do agree that it is what it is and we all know it and you can get just about any prg for it, and that’s what counts yes!

XP as such is on it’s deathbed though that’s obvious. MS could recycle it under another name and with some graphical tweaks though :)

]]> By: ecsk2 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11994 ecsk2 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:19:14 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11994 Yeah I agree fully :) I am confused I thought I was promoting the idea of having XP on this device, but now you are? :) Yeah I agree fully :)
I am confused I thought I was promoting the idea of having XP on this device, but now you are? :)

]]> By: Realty http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11990 Realty Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:50:30 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11990 Fab, I think you are missing the mark here. There is a lot you can do on these small screens. Autocad and photoshop may not make much sense but there is a whole lot of computing people want to do that involves more than just web browsing orlistening to music. Whether it is playing Winds of War on the bus on the way to work or a real estate agent wanting to use his MLS software to search for listings or my desire to acess a FileMaker database on a handheld. These can all be done on a small screen for short periods of time. But for these I do need the full XP.:( Fab,
I think you are missing the mark here. There is a lot you can do on these small screens. Autocad and photoshop may not make much sense but there is a whole lot of computing people want to do that involves more than just web browsing orlistening to music. Whether it is playing Winds of War on the bus on the way to work or a real estate agent wanting to use his MLS software to search for listings or my desire to acess a FileMaker database on a handheld. These can all be done on a small screen for short periods of time. But for these I do need the full XP.:(

]]> By: plasmadis http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11989 plasmadis Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:49:23 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11989 To all the "God, why XP?" ppl: XP is proven. XP has support. XP just works. Every time a new little device comes out, with its own little OS, I gotta go looking for all the apps to do what I want. A good MP3 player, word processor, IM client, IRC client, console emulators, etc. I've been through all this before when I first got a Windows Mobile device, and then when I got an iPhone. When I find there's an app to do what I want available, there is always a compromise. There's something they don't do quite right, or a known bug. And with such a small audience on each little device, with its own OS, the developers aren't really inclined to fix/improve them right away, if ever. The same goes for the web browsers these devices come with. I'm honestly quite sick of it. The thing is, why reinvent the wheel?! All the apps I want, that do everything I want them to, the way I want, not to mention fully functional web browers, are already on XP! Why should I wait for some developer someone out there do get them working on whatever new OS has the hype this month? (Android? Moblin? :p) Why get these awesome little devices working, then get tortured waiting for them to get a new OS working, with its own apps? We already have an OS that works with great apps. They're going about it the wrong way. Get these guys working with XP, ASAP. To all the “God, why XP?” ppl:

XP is proven. XP has support. XP just works.

Every time a new little device comes out, with its own little OS, I gotta go looking for all the apps to do what I want. A good MP3 player, word processor, IM client, IRC client, console emulators, etc. I’ve been through all this before when I first got a Windows Mobile device, and then when I got an iPhone.

When I find there’s an app to do what I want available, there is always a compromise. There’s something they don’t do quite right, or a known bug. And with such a small audience on each little device, with its own OS, the developers aren’t really inclined to fix/improve them right away, if ever. The same goes for the web browsers these devices come with. I’m honestly quite sick of it.

The thing is, why reinvent the wheel?! All the apps I want, that do everything I want them to, the way I want, not to mention fully functional web browers, are already on XP! Why should I wait for some developer someone out there do get them working on whatever new OS has the hype this month? (Android? Moblin? :p)

Why get these awesome little devices working, then get tortured waiting for them to get a new OS working, with its own apps? We already have an OS that works with great apps. They’re going about it the wrong way. Get these guys working with XP, ASAP.

]]> By: Karma_prisoner http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11988 Karma_prisoner Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:16:15 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11988 6) Option to choose between a pre-installed winXP and Linux 6) Option to choose between a pre-installed winXP and Linux

]]> By: Karma_prisoner http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready/#comment-11987 Karma_prisoner Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:12:56 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/10/aigo-mid-and-xp-is-almost-ready#comment-11987 This devices seems to be excellent but with few shot comings Few things which will make this device close to perfect Wish List 1) mouse pointer (something similar to optical device like in everun)next to the screen instead of the "smart button" 2) Larger hard disk (HDD/SSD) at least 30GB. 3) Larger battery pack for longer hrs, preferable 7-8hrs. 4) 3G connectivity 5) Auto rotate function for the screen This devices seems to be excellent but with few shot comings
Few things which will make this device close to perfect

Wish List
1) mouse pointer (something similar to optical device like in everun)next to the screen instead of the “smart button”
2) Larger hard disk (HDD/SSD) at least 30GB.
3) Larger battery pack for longer hrs, preferable 7-8hrs.
4) 3G connectivity
5) Auto rotate function for the screen

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