Contemplating Vista as a mobile OS, and the OQO Model 2+

Ars Technica's Jon Stokes re-reviewed the OQO Model 2+. However this time, he had OQO Engineering Program Manager John Wilson walk him through some usage scenarios. With the new insights, he came away with a better appreciation of the device.

Which is not surprising. After all, the OQO IS a great device - that just happens to be saddled with Vista, as dictated by the company's own marketing survey. But OQO has actually implemented a lot of their own, OQO-specific keyboard shortcuts, significantly improving usage.

Still, given its form-factor, the OQO is not meant for everyone. As Stokes, put it "The OQO is for people who really want Vista in a package that's as small as the OQO is. It's not for people who just want to use Firefox—that's what a Linux MID is for. It's not for people who want a very small, fairly limited portable with very little storage but that still lets them touch type—that's the netbook."