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Posted by: ADZ

I wonder how long this will take to get out here...

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/08/11/thailand.xplite.ap/index.html[/url]

has anyone tried Beta?

Posted by: Qiranworms

Interesting...I may get to trying beta sometime before summer ends. Not something I would want to use as a main OS though...not that I would use XP itself in any shape or form as a main OS anyway if I had the choice...

Posted by: ADZ

hahaha - but people see BETA and jump all over it, regardless of what it is :)

I dont know what I would be able to do If i could not multi task...I dont think XP Lite is the one for me :p

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Personally i can't see it taking off at all.

Chances are most folk have XP (Home or Pro) now anyway.

Some of the features they've done away with like [i]display resolution set to 800x600 maximum and no support for PC-to-PC home networking, sharing printers across a network or more advanced features[/i] just isn't going to do it for people.

Posted by: beedubaya

This sounds like the crappiest operating system possible. There is no way I would install that. If they want something that is that crippled, just give 'em Windows 95 or something. I think this is a bad move for Microsoft.

Posted by: ADZ

Beedubaya - Do you work in tech support?

I think a DUMMED down version of XP would be a good thing (providing it is SO dumbed down even a 90 year old dial up customers can use it)

:p

Posted by: bobojuice

Sounds gay. No networking, 800x600. Bah!!

Posted by: heavywx

Yeah the 800x600 res is pretty lame.

Posted by: nikkie

you would be surprised by how many keep their res on 800x600 .

Posted by: willsko87

lol....i cant stand it....even on a large monitor

Posted by: TheMajor

I wouldn't buy it though it would prolly run a little faster on my comp, but 800x600 sucks, i need at least 1024x768......If I had a small 14" monitor it would be great but not on my 17"

Posted by: ADZ

ok, its been established that 8x6 would suck for any of us here...but imagine how much of a blessing it would be working in Tier 1 support helping a 90 yr old man do a DUN set up.

Good move on m$ IMO.