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(Unverified)May 22nd 2009 1:12PM

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This isn't news, XP Starter and Vista starter were both limited to low resolutions, and 3 open applications (each of which can open, I believe, 3 windows) at a time. Further, the Starter editions are a (feeble) attempt to slow down piracy in developing countries, where most people aren't going to pay full price (or any money, really) for a normal copy of Windows. Starter has *not* been sold in any of the major markets (US, Western Europe, Japan).

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Taylor Yes TaylorMay 22nd 2009 2:18PM

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The reports I've read implied that starter *would* be sold in the U.S., on netbooks. So although you are correct that previous starter versions were for developing countries, it seems Win7 was going to be taking a different approach.

So this is news, go away.

On a side note, I wish they didn't make a starter version at all, so windows was so expensive that people kept putting linux on things. Though not "EZLinux" or whatever MSI has done, that just makes linux look worse. Ubuntu!
-Taylor

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