http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/And I'm talking about the vowel-using guys.]]>Apr 30th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Mac, on the other hand, gaining it's advantage saying that our product never freezes and mind you, we are alot cheaper considering the expenses you pay for your IT guy or Computer person inorder to remove the virus and spyware that infect your PC monthly. We're all hassle free.

In this recession time, Microsoft is supposed to be advantageous than Mac. Why? Because people have no money even thought they wanted to upgrade their PC. That is why Linux and Google are taking advantage of the situation.

It should be noted also that Iphone overturns Windows Mobile. Why? Again, Microsoft never listen. Again, their product crashes all the time. It would be better to re-edit the Windows 3.11 Code, add some skins, edit the GUI and put it on Smartphone. I'm pretty sure that the processor of the current Smartphones are way better than Intel's 386 or 486 on that matter.

If I were to be the lead developer of Microsoft, I would re-edit the code of Windows 98, put some skins and add some features. The result? faster, cheaper and more efficient PC compare to Mac. Come to think of it, Windows 98 with skins running on Core 2 duo processor? Which do you think would be faster than Mac OS X 10.5?]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Great example! I wish people could finally get that through their heads...but that'll never happen.]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Psst... Just for the record, no one uses Windows 98 anymore. Seriously. Don't make false claims. Those that are using Windows 98 are not using it out of a preference for it, but more so of a necessity. ]]>Apr 30th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Actually the reason most people hate Vista is that it's quite resource intensive. Also, just for the record, I have only had my Vista PC freeze maybe 10 times (all within the space of two weeks - the CPU fan was clogged with dust and was causing it to overheat). STFU you Mac fanboy.]]>May 1st 2009 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
I stopped reading at "would be worst than." I hope you didn't have anything important to say.]]>May 1st 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
My place of employment (Convergys) still uses windows 2000 Professional on the management CPU's and windows 98 on the agents CPU's... because they are more stable than Vista! your full of garbage]]>May 1st 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/May 2nd 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Oh wait, no they aren't. Macbooks are not netbooks. Go figure.]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
No, but my sister recently bought a laptop with the exact specs of a macbook for 360 dollars after rebates. . . . .]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Link?]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Tom - Let me guess, it has a shitty TN panel, smaller screen, less ram, slower processor, not made out of aluminum, but somehow it's "exactly the same".]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/the whole argument is exactly like saying Audi is a bad car company because it doesn't make a car for under 30,000 like Kia does.]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
I'm glad there's a "starter-edition" Windows 7. I'd rather buy my technophobe family members a slightly restricted Windows 7 machine that they'd use on a daily basis than a Linux machine (aka kit-computer) that they'll quickly grow tired of.

Worse comes to worse, you have Windows for compatibility and dual boot Linux for your primary.

Anything that brings down the prices of these netbooks makes them more accessible to everyone. Kudos to MS.]]>Apr 30th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Incomplete comparison.

Audi would (and should) get ripped if they produced a car that was extremely similar to another make and model but charged 40% more just because it was an Audi.

Nobody is complaining that Apple costs a lot. Plenty of computer manufacturers focus on high-end machines. People rip Apple because dollar for dollar you are paying a huge premium for the same or similar hardware.]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Don't be an idiot. NO Macbooks use IPS panels. In fact no company even supplies anything other than TN panels for laptops. The last laptops offered with IPS panels were not even Macs. They were Thinkpads.]]>Apr 30th 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/May 1st 2009 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
@ Zak

Just because you heard these things from another Apple fan boy doesn't make it right. LED backlighting is becoming the norm on most laptops. That and yes, no my knowledge everyone is still using TN panels.

Also, try to remember that comparing apples to cars is a horrible analogy. Cars have way more differences in them. When we are talking computers, the only real differences beside simple specs are the OS and the chassis. The Mobo, RAM, HDD, they are all bought from the lowest bidder, it's not like apple HW is any better than PC HW. All you really have is an aluminum body and a different OS.]]>May 1st 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Start edition = Triple fail.]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
It almost seems like anything registered as a service won't count. That could be your hack the limit rule right there. Make every app a service to run "Manually" when launched by a separate self closing program launcher that can close when not in use.]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Apple certainly have a netbook-ish device in the pipeline and if priced right, the ease of use will give people yet another reason to turn their backs against windows. As if netbooks weren't already compromised in the hardware department, now they'll have to deal with this. Well let's wait and see when MS drops a beta version of the Win 7-Starter so that the internet community can play around with hacks. ]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/sure, it does a lot, almost as much as a netbook could, but it's still an mp3 player/phone!!!

you've almost proven yourself to be a huge fan of the iphone by making such a ridiculous comparison. you're forgetting that it's still just a phone because apple gives you sooo much to do with it.

regardless, it's running a mobile OS on very, very tiny, and thus relatively limited hardware. nowhere near the size of a netbook.]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Windows Mobile is a completely different and unrelated codebase from desktop/laptop Windows. The OS that runs on iPod touches and iPhones is very literally a pared-down version of Mac OS X. Go through the file system of a jailbroken one some time. The limitation to just a few simultaneous apps (if you count Mail, iPod, timers/alarms, etc.) is, for smarter or dumber, an entirely artificial one decided upon by Apple to keep performance at an acceptable level on such limited hardware, just like Windows 7 Starter's three-app limit.]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
One is power, bitch about the iphone's battery life all you want [Some people do, I dont, I've had phones with much worse battery life, as in measured in minutes of call time rather than hours] but Apple had to work pretty hard to combine what it did into this device...

The iphone is smaller, lighter and easier to carry than a netbook [Not that a netbook is a pain to carry, but it also doesnt fit in your pocket now does it?] and thus it has a slower processor, less ram, less storage, and less expandability

Apple decided to disable multitasking for now very likely because it would tax the meager power-efficient processor in the iPhone way too much, and also likely to increase battery life, because if they DID allow multitasking, people would then start complaining about the terrible battery life..

A Netbook on the other hand is a cheap small fully-functional computer, and if you have the ION platform in there, a pretty powerful one too

The limitation of running "3 apps at once" is likely a profit-motivated one rather than any true limitations on the device....I ran 4-5 browser windows, itunes, word and Adium on a 10 year old Pismo Powerbook, and those new Netbooks are actually quite a bit more powerful than that thing was...]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/Apr 30th 2009 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/30/switched-on-windows-7-non-starter-edition/
Of course Apple lets you run as many Apps as you want out of the box. PC's will let you do the same with 7.

This is just for netbooks. Apple does not have a netbook. So of course it is BS. Microsoft is just trying to keep the OS running fast and smooth by limiting 3 programs at a time.

OS X would slow down just as much as 7 if you try and run 15 different things on a netbook.

This is a lame attempt to take a shot at 7.]]>Apr 30th 2009 6:12PM