Windows Embedded Goes Retail

[Prometheus]

After hogging retail shelf space for a decade, Microsoft is working to place Windows in a new location: inside the register. As part of its Smarter Retailing initiative, launched last year at the National Retail Federation Conference, Microsoft has unveiled a customized version of Windows XP Embedded for retail outlets. The software, dubbed Windows Embedded for Point of Service, is due for release in spring 2005.

See the full story here (http://www.betanews.com/article/Windows_Embedded_Goes_Retail/1105985154)

[Jason425]

great.. so now a virus can get in there and charge me too much for stuff!

[Prometheus]

of course.

[Jason425]

edit: WTF WHY CAN'T I DELETE MY OWN POSTS?!?
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[Uranium-235]

regular users can't in the news forum

[Jason425]

oic..

why?

[vee_ess]

The content TWL News forum is shown on the front page.

[Jason425]

that's why users can't CREATE the threads... they should be able to delete their own posts...

[Uranium-235]

you can edit your posts, but you can't delete them