No Windows 7 on current generation Atom ...
Consumers looking forward to buying a Windows 7 netbook based on current generation hardware may be disappointed.  DigiTimes received word from industry sources that first-tier netbook vendors will not be switching over to Windows 7 at launch time or offering any upgrade solutions due to increased costs....
Maximum hardware specs to be imposed on ...
Just when we were all about to pat Microsoft on the back for dropping the three-app limit on Windows 7 Starter, TechARP reports that Microsoft is continuing to impose limits on the type of hardware you can use with Windows 7 Starter. Although you will still be able to run any SKU of Windows 7 on a netbook,...
Microsoft plans to add “several...
With rumors suggesting an upcoming Apple tablet netbook, is Microsoft getting themself into more trouble than they intend to? Just when Microsoft almost managed to redeem itself over the Windows Vista edition fiasco, they’ve blown it again. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is planning to offer...
Is Windows 7 Starter Edition Microsoft&#...
Update: Microsoft has removed the three-app limit // < ![CDATA[ digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Is_Windows_7_Starter_Edition_Microsoft_s_dirty_new_trick'; // ]]> Windows 7 Starter Edition may be the most evil version of Windows as to date. It imposes a restriction on all users that only allow...
Why Windows 7 will win the netbook war...
There’s been much debate recently on whether Linux will be able to strive in the netbook war once Windows 7 is released. Although it is too early to claim a preemptive death for Linux on netbooks, there are a couple of reasons that make it clear Windows 7 will become clearly dominant in the netbook...

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