MSI teases Winki, the internet device without an operating system -- that runs Linux
By Tim Stevens 
posted March 4th 2009 7:48AM
posted March 4th 2009 7:48AM
Okay, see if you can wrap your head around this one: MSI has announced a new device designed to simplify peoples' internet experiences by cutting out all the extraneous stuff, presenting a clean, decidedly OS X-like interface to commonly used apps. It's the same sort of skin we've seen applied many a Linux-powered device before, but MSI has taken the unusual decision to call this a "new internet interactive device without an operating system." We're not sure if that's supposed to be a subtle dig to the Linux community or just marketing misinformation, but, regardless, the device (which MSI has yet to reveal) will ship with a number of web-related tools like Firefox for browsing, Pidgin and Skype for chatting, and other apps for browsing media and whatnot. No word on whether users will be able to install their own apps, and if so what happens when they run out of room on that not-a-dock, but we are certain of one thing: this is clearly the cutest name for a non-OS device of all time.
[Via I4U News]
I wouldn't buy an Internet device that runs without an operating system. That would be called a brick.
Seriously. These guys are just begging to be sued.
Most OEMs have too much shame to copy Apple as blatantly as MSI do.
well, I wasn't going to buy one (whatever Winki may be), but since MSI seems to be annoying the crap out of both Apple and Linux fans lately, I'll probably buy two.
//come on, say it with me: Winky.. Dinky DOG
The OSX dock always seemed like a blatant copy of the Windows Taskbar, anyway. They made the icons fly around the screen and made it more difficult to tell the difference between a quicklaunch shortcut and a running program, but it's essentially the same thing.
I can just see the advertisements now, starring Al Roker!
"Show me... Mr. Winki!"