Netbooks, slow thanks to Microsoft

[wraggster]

[nico] pointed out something that didn’t seem to get any air-time during the recent netbook kerfuffle. Part of the original TechCrunch complaint was that netbooks are underpowered. This is a direct result of Microsoft’s Ultra Low Cost PC (ULCPC) licensing program. If manufacturer’s don’t stick to Microsoft’s restrictions, they can’t purchase XP at a discount ($26-32), which is the only way to get XP since they no longer sell it. These rules are why you can’t buy a netbook with more that 1GB of RAM.

http://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/netbooks-slow-thanks-to-microsoft/

[ICE]

Why would you need more than 1gb of ram for a netbook?