Details of Microsoft's XP ULPC Restrictions
Category: Operating SystemsPosted: May 12, 2008 02:00PM
Author: razor
When Microsoft announced in April that it would continue to allow XP Home to be installed on ULPCs until mid-2010, consumers and OEMs rejoiced - even though the move was clearly aimed at preventing Linux from gaining a larger foothold in the ultra-portable market. Initially, XP's stay of execution was interpreted by many to allow for its installation on any ULPC, but a recently leaked Microsoft document shows that the restrictions are far more specific - going so far as to use an ULPC's screen size as a means of qualification. Among other qualifying factors are the amount of RAM installed in the ultra-portable - limited to 1GB, and the size of the ULPC's hard drive - limited to 80GB.
