Moblin Shortens Netbook Quick-Boot To 2 Seconds

No, that’s not a typo – Intel is promising that its new open-source Moblin project could generate quick-boot netbooks that are faster than ever, all on an Atom-optimized platform.

While quickboot this fast may have been a mere dream in the past, the Linux platform will be getting a better look as time goes on. At a Linux summit in San Francisco Imhad Sousou of Intel announced plans to make the two-second booting netbook a reality, and we couldn’t be more pumped.

The project will definitely take a bit of work to make happen, but if it does, this could make netbooks’ role in consumers lives a very different one. Near-instant access from anywhere at any time is the ideal, and the reality’s hot on its tail.

Via Gizmodo.