Microsoft rumored to remove the three-app limit from Windows 7 Starter

Microsoft rumored to remove the three-app limit from Windows 7 Starter


If Paul Thurott’s recent newsbreak holds true, then future netbook buyers will be happy to know that they will no longer be tortured with the three-app limit that exists on copies of Windows 7 Starter.

Like with Vista, much of the FUD around Windows 7 Starter’s three-app limit was originally based off opinion rather than fact. Some bloggers such as Ed Bott dove right into Windows 7 Starter and found the application limit to be much more feasible than it sounded.

Microsoft is taking a big step forward by making sure that it is not confusing to use Windows 7 whether it is Starter or non-Starter. Without the three-app limit, it will be interesting to see how else Microsoft plans to encourage users to upgrade.

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Microsoft rumored to remove the three app limit from Windows 7 Starter

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3 Responses to “Microsoft rumored to remove the three-app limit from Windows 7 Starter”

  1. Nawaz90 says:

    It’s really great.It will surely make windows even more popular and will drop down use of pirated windows

  2. Denver says:

    This isn’t news, XP Starter and Vista starter were both limited to low resolutions, and 3 open applications (each of which can open, I believe, 3 windows) at a time. Further, the Starter editions are a (feeble) attempt to slow down piracy in developing countries, where most people aren’t going to pay full price (or any money, really) for a normal copy of Windows. Starter has *not* been sold in any of the major markets (US, Western Europe, Japan).

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