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Why, why, why, why, why, why WHY??!?? First it was the Samsung Q1 UMPC that pulled the special release move, and now the word from Asus is that the Eee PC UMPC will be available by ‘special tender’ only. I can’t begin to describe how pissed I am at these kinds of releases… if you […]https://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/06/Asus%20Eee%20PC%20701.jpg