Phoenix Takes on The “Instant On” OS for All
Posted in Random by Dan at 10:18 am
This post was published 10 months 12 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.The famous BIOS makers Phoenix are up to no good. The realize that people are frustrated booting up into Windows to accomplish simple tasks such as just watching a DVD, listen to music or quickly glance at your email.
They have decided to tackle an instant on OS that almost anyone can run.
Their product, HyperSpace, besides its instant on abilities will immediately find the strongest free WiFi around and allows you to launch a limited number of programs. It’s all done through virtualization.
The full HyperSpace Hybrid (the version that can virtualize) costs $60 a year, or $150 for three years. The HyperSpace Dual costs $40 a year.
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[sarcasm]$60 a YEAR !!!! wow subscription based OS are soooo cheap! [/sarcasm]
Now to wait for subscription based windows…and Mac OS….but at least Linux/BSD will remain free!
p.s Anybody buying this ‘Software/OS’ is setting a dangerous precedent in terms of what they are willing to pay PER MONTH for using a computer.
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A per year license just to have “instant on”…great idea for an OS, but I think I can handle having some patience and waiting a few for my OS to start…
i agree with chowder… it only takes maybe 30 seconds for my computer to start up.. full minute to be online and in my email. maybe if this was a one time purchase thing it would be a better idea, i would much rather just take that 60 and put it in to the computer to make boot time faster.
My MBP has an instant-on feature too… it’s called sleep mode.
I actually just recently bought a ASUS MB and it came with and Instant OS called Express Gate. My computer only boots up in 30secs so if I can’t wait that long to get on the web. I have issues. For a laptop this isn’t the first attempt but would be nice to conserve battery to just play DVD’s.