I think this is in response to the upcoming to announced release of the instant-on technology from the major hardware makers. I think if Ubuntu can show they can be comparable to the instant-on solutions then maybe people will turn to them more, but ultimately I still think that the weblications are going to win.

Ubuntu: Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Will Have “Blindingly Quick” Boot Times, Float on the Cloud.

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