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9to5mac.com - 4/20/2009

Microsoft Windows 7 Starter for Netbooks to only allow 3 concurrent applications?

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The Wall St. Journal had this one today : Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops[netbooks] with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on ...

online.wsj.com - 4/20/2009

Microsoft Gambles on Windows 7 'Starter'

— online.wsj.com — Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many... of the least-expensive laptops with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key ... (more) Microsoft Gambles on Windows 7 'Starter'

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nytimes.com - 4/23/2009

Decline of PC Sales Hurts Microsoft Again

— nytimes.com — Fresh off one of the worst quarters in company history, Microsoft offered investors little evidence that a... beleaguered personal computer market would recover anytime soon. On Thursday, Microsoft set the wrong kind of record, as it reported the first ... (more) Decline of PC Sales Hurts Microsoft Again

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microsoft.com - 4/15/2009

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-009 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could ...

— microsoft.com — This security update resolves a privately reported and a publicly disclosed vulnerability. The vulnerabilities could allow remote... code execution if the user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these ... (more) Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-009 - Critical: ...

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Microsoft Windows 7 Starter for Netbooks to only allow 3 concurrent applications?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — The Wall St. Journal had this one today: Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops[netbooks] with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key features, or pay for an upgrade. Holy Fail-Whale Batman! Netbooks are the hottest item today in the Windows world, accounting for any and all growth in the PC sector. By and large, they run Windows XP (which is actually not bad after using Vista for a few minutes). According to the ...

Windows 7 application limit opens door for Android
Seth H. Weintraub's blog — ... , they only receive about $15 per license for these and it is hurting their bottom line in a big way. They are doing this to stave off the broad adoption of Linux on Nebooks. Microsoft can't afford to keep their prices this low for long. Instead of raising the price for the new Windows 7, they are experimenting with a Windows 7 starter edition which only allows three concurrent applications to be running at the same time . They are hoping that this will get their OS in the door (and kill Linux before it starts), and spur an up-sell as the users get frustrated by the three ...