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ViewSonic reveals tablet that dual-boots Android, Windows 7

article published on 16 August, 2011

ViewSonic has unveiled their 10-inch tablet today, one that dual-boots Android and Windows 7 and runs on Intel's brand new 1.5GHz Atom Z670 processor. The ViewPad 10Pro will run Windows 7 Professional (or Home) and Android 2.3, with users able to switch the operating system by pressing one button on the display. The tablet can do so by virtually running Android using BlueStacks technology. ... [ read the full article ]

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plutonash
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_ 		16. August 2011 @ 20:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So no honeycomb and running win7 on a tablet..doesn't seem like it'll take off. Should've just waited for ice cream sandwich and win8
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KillerBug
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_ 		16. August 2011 @ 21:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just forget the Android part...the thing runs windows and it has an Atom. You can use a real Linux distro instead of the version that google stripped down and crippled so it would run on cell phones.
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Hyasuma
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_ 		16. August 2011 @ 23:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is good idea, but i think is gonna be slow as hell
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FXEF
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_ 		19. August 2011 @ 22:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I see no reason to dual boot a tablet. Over the years I have dual booted Windows and Linux, but only to test the different OS on the same hardware.
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