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> It will need enough horsepower to run "classic mode" with all of the baggage that brings. Microsoft managed to squeeze Windows 7 (albeit crippled) onto netbo
by beaumartinez 15y ago
> It will need enough horsepower to run "classic mode" with all of the baggage that brings.
Microsoft managed to squeeze Windows 7 (albeit crippled) onto netbooks; I'm hoping they'd see the use case you're describing and make Windows 8 tablet-friendly (which at least now looks touch-friendly).
(Microsoft demoed Windows 7 on ARM, and AFAIK ARM chips aren't that powerful―there's hope yet.)