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Shes back! #

By The_Police! Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 14:48 GMT

Hooray!

So where's the Japanese cat-girl? #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 20:06 GMT

No, I'm not talking about Hello Kitty.

Not Vista? #

By Rob Foster Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 20:12 GMT

Do you suppose it embarrasses MS to have to use a legacy operating system to shoehorn it into the Eee?

p.s. - You need a sheep(ish) icon.

@AC #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 20:59 GMT

I think Arisa should be their idol of choice

http://arisaa.sakura.ne.jp/photo/yami/hi.html

(BTW Epic nose bleed)

Keep your beach girl.

She should probably dress as XP Tan though

Anon Superhero Delivers

I'd rather stick ubuntu on it. #

By Andrew Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 21:44 GMT

It's a bit like WinCE for Mobile Phones. Use Software that was designed for the unit, rather than try and load something generic onto it.

Having just got a HTC Kaiser it's just not as good as the iPhone (or even my openmoko.. well at least the HTC can make calls at the moment..) it's just too fiddly.

XP on the Asus.. not for me.

Ubuntu #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 22:45 GMT

Does ubuntu have a full (working) Japanese Character set (Kanji, Hirigana and Katakana)?

Delicious Arisa is Delicious.

Shocked!!! #

By Paul M Posted Wednesday 23rd January 2008 22:51 GMT

... that the photo caption mentions nothing about turning Japanese.....

Oh well, Paris Hilton icon instead I guess...

Interesting price! #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 01:14 GMT

Are these devices much cheaper in Japan or are Microsoft giving XP Home away? Because that price looks low considering the specs *and* an included Windows license.

Already out #

By Tristan Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 06:46 GMT

It's been available in Tokyo stores for a number of days already. I've seen it with my eyes!

ooh la la #

By heystoopid Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 08:35 GMT

ooh la la a sight for sore eyes , she is back yet again !

It would appear ASUS is trying to use up it's last batch of XP Home unused licenses as those buying current notebooks are usually retro fitting XP Pro until the original product license stuck on the portable unit matures so as to speak !

Dead pixels #

By David Gosnell Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 10:05 GMT

I wonder if that bit about dead pixels is going to be widespread policy. To date, Asus have insisted that the Eee is an appliance, not a laptop, and exempt from any kind of warranty over dead pixels. Understandable at the price point, but maybe they realise now they're selling more to professionals than kids, such things do matter.