Comments on: Windows 7 Starter Edition Drops 3-App Limit, Keeps Other Restrictions http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:22:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Baz http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419246 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:34:39 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419246 Microsoft still doesn’t seem to get it – there are users who simply won’t ‘upgrade’ to a hobbled OS (however minor MS may believe the restrictions to be) when they are able to use a full (albeit old) OS on their netbook now.

Win7 has achieved no epiphany – it is not a new, ground-up OS and is simply the SP3 to Vista. And Microsoft clearly didn’t learn from Vista – the uptake of an OS is directly tied to advantages of moving up to it. Win7 will not only have the inevitable ‘issues’ with any new(bootstrapped)OS as well as having restrictions that aren’t there on the current netbook OS.

Yeah, that’s appealing to consumers.

]]> By: Hans http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419245 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:14:06 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419245 Streaming can be accomplished with 3rd party stuff.

The “no dual monitors” is a problem if you want to do presentations (which I often do) and which Linux handles very well (as well as all the other stuff on this list).

Hans

]]> By: James Kendrick http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419244 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:10:40 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419244 The last I heard the hardware limitations as to what hardware OEMs can put the lower end versions of Win7 still exist.

]]> By: Luscious http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419243 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:50:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419243 These seem reasonable sacrifices, and I would rather give up a “feature” than be forced to compromise on hardware. That 1GB ram limit MS has on netbook shipping with XP needs to go. I would assume MS will lift those hardware restrictions with Win 7.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419242 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:07:04 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419242 That’s an excellent question, although I don’t know that I ever saw touchscreen support in the Starter Edition to begin with. The list of exclusions I posted came directly from the Microsoft Window’s Team Blog. I’ll circle back and see what I can find, but I don’t anticipate support for tablet & touchscreen.

]]> By: AllanCJ http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419241 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:14:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419241 What about tablet and touch-screen facilities? I thought those wouldn’t be supported, but they’re not in your list of exclusions.

]]> By: gmazin http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-starter-edition-drops-3-app-limit-keeps-other-restrictions/#comment-419240 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:39:34 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=36744#comment-419240 No aero is a deal breaker for me considering how much features depend on it.

Also, does no multi-monitor support mean I can’t hook up my netbook to a tv?

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