Microsoft believes consumers are looking for an uncompromised level of computing on the go. Thus, it began the process of developing what is now called the Ultra-Mobile PC back in 2002. Heading that team is Otto Berkes, the device’s architect and now general manager of the UMPC team.
In an interview with BetaNews, Berkes says the impetus behind the creation of this new type of computing device has to do with several changes in the industry. Today’s desktops and laptops are not designed for true “on the go” use, he explained, but people are increasingly going mobile.
The UMPC opens up a wider array of computing scenarios, including easier in-car use, or walking down a hall between meetings. The device does not take away from the PC experience, because it is running a full version of Windows, Berkes added. “It looks like something you’d pick up with two hands.”
Although it may appear to be, the UMPC is not intended to be a replacement for any other … Read the full aricle at BETA NEWS
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