The "MS/Transmeta" project is unvieled

[EndR]

Apparently, it was NOT a portable gaming console from MS even though the Transmeta CPU would be "perfect" for it.

Remember Transmeta Corp.'s secretive deal to develop a version of its Efficeon chip for Microsoft? The mystery of that project has now been solved -- and it's not a portable Xbox, or anything else along those lines. The specialized chip was designed for Microsoft's new "FlexGo" pay-as-you-go initiative for PCs in developing nations.

The microprocessor company has been working for the past year on a high-security, power-efficient chip for Microsoft's new "FlexGo" pay-as-you-go PC initiative in developing nations.

The FlexGo project follows a cell phone model -- with the PC available at a discounted price and computer makers or telecommunications firms making money over time through subscription fees or prepaid cards.

The rest is here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/271014_software22.html

 

[Guden Oden]

Trust microsoft to come up with an evil scheme like this to wring money out of poor people.

Wow, wonderful, bill. Now you'll have even more cash on hand for your philantropic efforts... /golfclap