

This PC is not yet available in the US (Acer has not yet announced pricing and availability for this PC) so that makes this “PDC Edition” of the laptop exclusive to PDC attendees,” revealed Brandon LeBlanc, Windows Communications manager on the Windows Client Communications Team. “This laptop promotion is the result of a collaborative effort with Acer, whom we worked closely with to have these laptops ready for PDC. The Acer Aspire 1420P Convertible Tablet PC is offered as a sign of the Redmond company’s gratitude for the support from PDC attendees in building Windows 7. It was Windows and Windows Live Division President Steven Sinofsky that announced PDC2009 participants that they would be getting the free machine during his keynote in day two of the conference. The Acer Aspire 1420P, featured in the images accompanying this article, is a custom PC built by Microsoft in collaboration with Acer and offered for free to full-conference attendees who are onsite at the Professional Developer Conference 2009, in Los Angeles.
