Lenovo's Skylight was going to be the company's and the world's first smartbook – a laptop combining the capabilities of smartphones and netbooks. However, it seems that dream is going to have to wait a bit longer. Lenovo has announced the pushing back of the Skylight's release, without mentioning any potential date. Originally planned to be released last April, the Skylight has already had one delay announcement that pushed back release to July. This latest development does not bode well for this product. What's seems to be the reason for pushing back the Skylight's release?
The culprit seems to be the OS. Originally bundled with the eponymous Skylight OS, the smartbook is facing a revamp in the operating system. The OS was Linux-based and featured a custom interface. This proved to be too slow and inefficient in what was to be a flagship product, so Lenovo is choosing to go with Google Android – an already proven OS that can be found in phones and other portable devices. Here's to hoping this is the final delay faced by what seems to be an excellent product.
Source: Netbooked
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