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Android wasn't meant for netbooks, a netbook-oriented operating system is.]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
;-)

]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Also, all video and graphics rendering in Android is done today by the operating system's Java code, a technique he says is too slow for HD video.

"There's no hardware acceleration. It's all software," Rayfield said. "Everyone's talking about Android for cell phones, but the reality doesn't exist for the larger displays [of a smartbook.]"

This suggests that it is code limitation, not just UI, which makes Android unsuitable for smartbooks.]]>Jun 18th 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Android might be more stable.

Windows CE might have more applications out right now.

Android should be less expensive and keep the hardware sales price lower.

What to do.]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
On that bombshell, given android's open source, doesn't that mean the rough (I agree.. currently, android looks like crap, letalone on a big screen) user interface could in time (given HTC are whores for making crap looking mobile OS'es look good - here's lookin at you WiMo) become something actually quite usable?

Its not like the windows CE interface would be that hard to emulate.. or improve on....

]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Anything from Microsoft, Google, or any other large corporation is bad for everyone but them
Even then no netbook has ever touched Apple's Macbook air.]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/I think everyone just hates dumbasses.
Are apple paying you guys?
They shouldn't cuz you make Apple and all the other ppl who like Apple look bad. ]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
They are all big corporations!]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Just because the comment is annoying or obnoxious, doesn't mean it warrants reporting. If you don't think there's any chance of the comment being removed, you probably shouldn't report it, because it's just one more comment for Engadget to have to look at. Better to report spam or genuinely offensive comments, since doing so actually accomplishes something and doesn't just waste people's time. After all, why do you think there's a minus button?]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Hypocrite. (o_O)]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
It's loser. Look in the dictionary then look in the mirror.

See?]]>Jun 18th 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
ex: tegra contains an arm processor and was meant for portable media players / phones. A smartbook with this type of SOC would run WinCE or Android, not XP / full linux distro because of the non x86 nature.]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
then a smartBOOK would be a highly portable (maybe 8 inch screen) laptop with internet via mobile carrier that can do browsing and email and maybe download and specialized apps from an app store or whatever.

like a mini laptop with a sim card]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 19th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
WinCE is not OS you just use, it is set of libraries developers can use and compile for quite a lot of devices ....]]>Jun 18th 2009 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Not at least without thinking of "Kick the baby..."

Awesome.]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Sounds like he's not allowed to spoil Ballmer's party. He's waiting for Microsoft to spill the beans about the Zune HD.]]>Jun 18th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Not to you]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 19th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/
Considering that you can get CLOSER to a desktop/laptop feel with WinCE (at this point in time), it's not surprising to hear Nvidia say this.

Android might work on a smartbook in future when reskinned, but it's current phone interface is pretty asstacular and underwhelming.

Personally I don't see the value of smartbooks when netbook prices are so low, and run full operating systems. Once the battery nut is cracked, WinCE vs. Android becomes academic.]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Size.
One fits in your pocket, the other doesn't. Personally, I'm a bit on the extremes with this. If I can't fit it in my pocket, it might as well be a 5 lb+, 17"+ widescreen monster because I'll be toting it in a backpack or briefcase anyway. ]]>Jun 18th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/18/nvidia-says-windows-ce-is-better-for-smartbooks-than-android/Jun 18th 2009 5:13PM