Microsoft says Windows 7 heading to netbooks
InformationWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Tuesday that Windows 7 will be available for netbooks, the mini-laptops that have generated strong sales despite the recession.
In a meeting with financial analysts, Ballmer said Microsoft decided early in the introduction of netbooks about two years ago that it was important to be the leading operating system vendor in the market. Today, Windows XP is in more than 90% of netbooks, aided by the high rate of return on netbooks that had shipped with Linux.
Going forward, Microsoft plans to maintain its dominance. "Windows 7 will be available on the netbook," Ballmer said.