http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/ 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/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/media center, xp mode...MULTI MONITOR?!?! honestly, can anyone name any netbook you would WANT to run multi monitor on based on the maximum specs that MS is using for Win 7 Starter? i mean, for christs sake...rather than spending 250, spend an extra 150 and get a really cheap laptop which'll run circle around the weeeeee little netbook and give you all the functionality. we all have to make sacrifices, either really portable/cheap vs more expensive and full featured. hell i wish i could have an insanely hot girlfriend who wasn't psycho...and could actually hold a decent conversation, but we all know that aint happenin. ]]>May 30th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/maybe read the article again, it was by no means a bash on windows, it was just reporting on what starter will lack in comparison to the other versions of windows 7.]]>May 30th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
I read the article, and trust me, i understand the way it was "reported" i dunno how often you frequent engadget, or if you know how much they're well, known for bashing on things from redmond, while loving the stuff from the other Fruit company...

if you want to report about a product missing features in a neutral tone, you would never say it was "severely gimped". think about it...saying a girl "isn't your type" sounds a hell of a lot better than "jesus christ she's beat".

my only point is, it makes no sense for someone to think that a piece of cheap hardware will be able to run products as well as the more expensive cousins. i would never expect my cell phone to run the same programs as my desktop, but i guess someone people would. ]]>May 30th 2009 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
Still, while I hope that W7 works well, I'm still not planning on leaving Linux for it anytime in the near future, no matter what "starter edition" looks like.]]>May 30th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/Not sure if I'm missing the sarcasm, but a netbook is exactly the device I'd want multi-monitor with.]]>May 30th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 31st 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
You don't have a problem when Engadget criticises Apple for lacking functionality in their devices, so why do you have a problem when Engadget criticises MS for lacking functionality in an OS?

Because you are so convinced of the truth of three lies - that Engadget loves and is biased towards Apple, that Apple's products lack functionality because they're an evil corporation trying to make people live horrible lives, and that Microsoft's products lack functionality because they're wonderful and they're trying to save us from ... um, something.

Get over yourself - a lack of DVD playback, Media Centre and XP Mode *ARE* valid reasons to be criticising this OS version, and since Engadget criticises Apple often enough, they ought to be able to criticise Microsoft without apologists like you trying to pretend that such criticism only arises due to "bias".]]>May 31st 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
I think the limits, posted here are reasonable. After all it is meant to be just a netbook (most do not have DVD trays anyway, multimonitor spport is not needed either...)

I am sure there is something that peopel will complain about missing that they couldn;t use anyway... If you want more get a laptop!
M]]>May 30th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/It's all fine they probably will remove the oddest limitations, but I keep thinking; why would Microsoft be so mean to the developing countries BACK THEN?

Something is rotten..]]>May 30th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 31st 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
This is not what will be installed on netbooks. What will most likely be installed is Home Basic or Home Premium.

As an average consumer you do not need to worry about this]]>May 30th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
With these lameass restrictions, though, I don't see many netbook OEMs offering Starter.. especially with these machines becoming more media-centric by the day. With Ion being the future of netbooks (hopefully) I don't see Starter having a large acceptance rate with manufacturers, what with the lack of external display support, DVD playback etc. I'm only afraid this might directly translate to higher prices.

Let's hope for the best.]]>May 30th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
Background/Taskbar Colors: Still just stuipid...I know I get tired of the Windows 7 Backgrounds, and I like my slate transparent

DVD Playback: For me, this isn't much of a problem. Since this would be on netbooks (which generally don't have drives), the external drive itself usually comes with DVD playback/burning software.

Media streaming over Internet: Again, this is on netbooks, and I wouldn't really want it on there--unless it means it also can't receive streaming.

Media Center: I don't use this, mainly because TV up here in Alaska generally sucks, and I don't have a tuner on my computer (I usually just use Hulu to catch up on shows).

At any rate, these will all be moot points once I get my netbook and I promptly install Windows 7 Ultimate on it...At least until March.]]>May 30th 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
On a netbook, the removed components won't make much of a difference, unless someone bought a netbook to use as a desktop.]]>May 30th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
Tonz of software you can use and share with others too.

Cheers!
]]>May 30th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
I don't really feel like buying a Netbook just to figure out that the shit version of Windows built-in has a bunch of crappy restrictions. Instead of giving Microsoft more of my hard-earned cash, I'd rather go with a hassle-free (at least on this hardware ;) Operating System for free. OS X is still kinda hard to get up 'n running, as much as I like it.

Sorry, Microsoft.]]>May 30th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
Oops? O_o]]>May 30th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/i've used OSX for about a week, and thrown it out the fking window. its all smoothness and omg it just works... as long as you're using their overpriced apps. If you want to be able to choose your own software, OSX is NOT the way to go. About the flavor thingy; OSX is like OEM windows vista ultimate install, loads and loads of crap you dont need but do pay for. I would rather have a butt-ugly featureless stock install which costs much less.

You make it all sound like apple knows whats best for you. A human being is instinctively egocentric, so would never let someone/something else choose whats best for you without it being beneficial to you in a way. Which basically means you're either
1. a zombie
2. not a human being at all
3. a apple employee who is payed by the troll
or 4, the apple-version of a Jehovah's witness.]]>May 30th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
iKurt: So we must have choice (Windows vs. OSX vs. Linux vs. ....) but when Microsoft gives choice, then that is bad? What about the choices Apple gives? If I want to get an Apple media player, I have to pick between iPhone 8GB black vs. iPhone 16GB black vs. iPhone 16GB white vs. iTouch 8GB vs. iTouch 16GB vs. iTouch 32GB vs. iPod Shuffle 4GB white vs. iPod Shufle 4GB black vs. iPod Classic white vs. iPod Classic black vs. 9 colors of iPod Nano 8GB vs. 9 colors of iPod Nano 16GB - those are all choices people need to make depending upon which options they want. Choices I don't know how people make, being that list is so extensive and complicated. I mean, come on, 28 different options? Apple should offer just one option, all for $79, the lowest price among all of them. After all, if one company should not be giving choice, then none of them should, right? Or maybe there there are different options in iPods to suit different tastes and requirements, just like different Windows versions (or distros, for kmilo)?]]>May 30th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
70 apps in 7 hours:

http://wakoopa.com/thomanjones

All were free except for Office suite, Crossover, VMware Fusion, Warcraft, and Visualhub.

I get that you hate some operating systems and love others, but saying any OS has no free software/only expensive software means that you don't really know anything about computers.]]>May 31st 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/
no multi-monitor support (are you presenting at your board meeting with your netbook?),
DVD playback (this does kind of suck, unless 3rd-party software can do it, ie WinDVD, in which case XP didn't have the MPEG codec to decode DVD Video either),
Windows Media Center (kind of useless for any computer not being controlled with a remote control. does anyone hook up a netbook to their big screen?),
remote media streaming (just use file sharing?),
XP Mode (this is only going to work with CPUs with virtualization support, right?)

Granted, I would rather have all of these features than not have them, but I could certainly live without them on my netbook.]]>May 30th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/30/microsoft-confirms-no-three-app-limit-in-windows-7-starter/May 30th 2009 5:58PM