The Register: Compaq cools on Transmeta Crusoe

Transmeta ... strategy is really based on sales of its lower-performance 3x00 family of chips, the ones aimed at Web pads and Net appliances rather than notebooks. Getting the Crusoe 5x00 family in big brand laptops grabs Transmeta headlines, but it's clearly a tough sell. Much better to get chips into boxes where x86 compatibility and state-of-the-art clock speeds aren't issues, but long battery life is.