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Last Bytes Netbooks Without Windows And A Facebook Ipo

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Mar 31 2009 5:20pm EDT

Last Bytes: Netbooks Without Windows and a Facebook IPO?

H-P is reportedly considering replacing Microsoft Windows with Google's Android software for its netbooks. [Wall Street Journal]

Facebook fires its finance chief, perhaps in preparation for an initial public offering. [Reuters]

Sony cuts the price of Playstation 2 to $99 in a move to keep up with the worsening economy. Sure looks like a steal next to the $400 PS3. [Ars Technica]

China rejects computer spy claims as a phantom of the Cold War. [Reuters]

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