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Stan Beer
Monday, 01 June 2009 06:08
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Microsoft
has once again upset many in the netbook user community with news of
artificially imposed limitations on the entry level version of its
upcoming new operating system Windows 7. All over the web netbook users
are accusing Microsoft of crippling Windows 7 Starter edition for no
other reason than to extort extra dollars from them.LeBlanc explained that for the first time in the history of Windows Starter editions (yes there have been such crippled versions of both Vista and XP) the Windows 7 crippled version would be available globally on "small notebook PCs."
The post proudly proclaimed that Microsoft is "going to enable Windows 7 Starter customers the ability to run as many applications simultaneously as they would like, instead of being constricted to the 3 application limit that the previous Starter editions included."
However, what ever beneficial effect the above statement was intended to have for Microsoft's image was quickly dispelled a few paragraphs later in the post.
LeBlanc made it crystal clear that Microsoft's intentions are to force netbook users to upgrade to a more expensive version of Windows 7 while denying them the right to opt for Windows XP.\
In his post he says:
"It is important to note that Windows 7 Starter still includes only a subset of the features offered in the higher editions of Windows 7 such as Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional and above. Windows 7 Starter does not include:
- Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the “Windows Basic” or other opaque themes. It also means you do not get Taskbar Previews or Aero Peek.
- Personalization features for changing desktop backgrounds, window colors, or sound schemes.
- The ability to switch between users without having to log off.
- Multi-monitor support.
- DVD playback.
- Windows Media Center for watching recorded TV or other media.
- Remote Media Streaming for streaming your music, videos, and recorded TV from your home computer.
- Domain support for business customers.
- XP Mode for those that want the ability to run older Windows XP programs on Windows 7."
Understandably, the above did little to sooth the seething anger of ropable netbook users.
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