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While the article said about "holiday PC lineup", is the upcoming machines confirmed for Windows machines?

Since it said Haswell-based with touchscreens, they're almost definitely talking about Windows. Android/ChromeOS tablets don't need that kind of power (and they won't pay Intel's premium where it'd be wasted). The "Ultrabook" moniker is also controlled by Intel which requires a touchscreen to use that label.

Pretty much all the major PC makers have new laptops they announced at trade shows in July/Aug/Sept that they've been holding back until November. They'll be shipping with Windows 8.1 which they couldn't do if they put them on shelves in the summer.

> Android/ChromeOS tablets don't need that kind of power (and they won't pay Intel's premium where it'd be wasted).

Wouldn't be so sure. Acer has a Haswell Chromebook out already, and if Intel really wants to stave off ARM, they'll come down...

And while Chromebooks work with low powered CPUs, they're better with a faster CPU. WebGL is getting real, Google already has Nacl in the browser (examples are 'From Dust', 'Bastion'), and as web apps become more 'native-like', the extra power will be appreciated.

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