Jun 09
Apperantly Microsoft didn’t stop working for Haiku, the prototype Bill Gates showed on last year’s WinHEC. Otto Berkes, general manager of Microsoft Ultra Mobile PC operations said “We don’t think [the Haiku] is feasible today, but we’re very excited about the roadmap [Via Technologies] shared that will make this possible in a few years.” With these companies developing ever-smaller chips that run cooler, use less power and require less space inside gadgets, developing portable devices such as the Haiku becomes more feasible, Berkes said. “We’d like to see them out in the $500 to $700 range. The closer to $500 the better.”
