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Windows 7 "Starter?" Evil?

  • 24-10-2009 10:13pm
    #1
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,532 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    I was looking at purchasing a Toshiba N205 with Windows 7, then found out that it only comes installed with the "Starter" version of 7 that only allows the simultaneous running of 3 apps? Huh?

    "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 three simultaneous applications. Microsoft’s defense behind the restriction was that it ensures that users can get the best possible performance from limited netbook hardware. But seeing that Windows 7 Beta – which is the Ultimate edition – already runs so well on even the lowest spec netbooks, many are wondering why Microsoft would impose such a restriction."

    Source: http://windows7center.com/news/is-windows-7-starter-edition-microsofts-dirty-trick/

    Only three apps at a time? Geeeeeez, that would be a real limitation, and may convince me to not buy a netbook. What would happen if I increased the Toshiba netbook N205 memory from its original 1 gig to 2 gigs, and installed Windows 7, rather than the currently installed "Starter" version of Windows 7? I realise that the Atom 1.67 is tiny, but the FSB is 667, and the HDD is 150 gigs. Am I looking for trouble?


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  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    I run windows 7 on my netbook and have run more than 3 apps at a time with no problems. So the hardware is grand and putting on any other version on windows 7 will be fine. I thought they scrapped the limited to 3 apps thing. Guess not.


  • #3
    Vorrtexx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭Vorrtexx


    The 3 app limit has been removed.
    The first line of the post even states so with an update
    Update: Microsoft has removed the three-app limit


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