People have been asking me to weigh in on Intel’s MID Linux devices. I started writing and ended up with the monstrosity of an editorial you find below.

The Windows UMPCs aren’t exactly flying off shelves, but that is understandable since we are waiting for hardware to catch up with Vista. We see commitment from manufacturers to deliver next-generation products in this market and, as performance improves, we can expect more consumer adoption.

Intel’s announcement of MID Linux at IDF stirred the UMPC pot again. Apparently, they saw the enthusiasm over the Linux based Nokia internet tablets and wanted to get in on it. What does that mean to the Windows UMPC world?

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