I would wait to see what the "Official" RC build or the RTM one , once released by MS, will allow to do.
This debate is based on how a leaked build behaviour, not a very reliable scenario.
We do not know to whom it was addressed so it could be that certain functionalities are locked in order to test something.
Said that I would not too surprised if MS will lock down such basic functionalities in the Starter Edition; terrible things happen when companies are run by bean counters alone.
Of course, that's assuming Starter makes its way into the US market, but like Jason, I sense it popping up on Netbooks and such, which would be terrible.
Well, not quite. I said that I think netbooks will be getting Basic edition - which is one notch up from Starter edition and has no such limitations around customization. Starter edition, the version we're talking about, has never been sold in North American AFAIK - and I doubt it ever will be. But I guess we'll see what happens in the next six months...
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The people who care about it would never buy this OS. The ones who don't care (and probably don't even know you can), should they wind up using it (which seems pretty unlikely anyway), wouldn't even know they were missing out on a feature.
I agree. It would be as dumb as if Apple has built a world-class smartphone that didn't support MMS or copy/paste.
Wait...what??
First, QFT. How well the iPhone has sold is not relevant to the discussion, especially since there's zero market data on a beta product to compare against. In fact, now since I'm thinking about it, you actually reinforce the point... You can remove stuff considered as "basic functionality" from a system and still sell it!
Second, I would give hackers approximately 4 weeks to figure out how to change the background. Considering that up to now that the background settings have been completely defined in registry settings, I'd be surprized if it takes more than a couple days. The 4 weeks is more in case they actually pulled some voodoo and hard-coded it into the system. In which case that's how long it will take them to find the assembly with the wallpaper resources and hack up a new version of it.
Second, I would give hackers approximately 4 weeks to figure out how to change the background. Considering that up to now that the background settings have been completely defined in registry settings, I'd be surprized if it takes more than a couple days. The 4 weeks is more in case they actually pulled some voodoo and hard-coded it into the system. In which case that's how long it will take them to find the assembly with the wallpaper resources and hack up a new version of it.
It was done by the time this article was posted. "The linked article has a workaround for you, if you're toying with Starter Edition, because, as everyone knows, in a life without walls, you don't really need wallpaper, right?"
It was done by the time this article was posted. "The linked article has a workaround for you, if you're toying with Starter Edition, because, as everyone knows, in a life without walls, you don't really need wallpaper, right?"
Thanks for at least reading the article before commenting on it :-)
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Thanks for at least reading the article before commenting on it :-)
Well, I don't normally get proven correct so quickly! As I'm commenting on your article and not the original, I don't see any problem. I'd actually be more disappointed with such a glaring omission in your article.
Well, I don't normally get proven correct so quickly! As I'm commenting on your article and not the original, I don't see any problem. I'd actually be more disappointed with such a glaring omission in your article.
You don't see any problem with you commenting on something you obviously didn't take the time to read? I specifically said in the article you said you were commenting on that there was a workaround in the linked article. Apparently, you missed that in your zeal to correct me for no reason.
I didn't omit anything, you just didn't read the article. Admit you're wrong and move on.
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OK, I was wrong about you not including it. My original statement was not wrong though. There's also a comment in the workaround post indicating it might not work.
Also, this comment is full of win, basically stating Jason's point in another way.
And the zeal for correction is mutual, I can assure you...
I said that I think netbooks will be getting Basic edition - which is one notch up from Starter edition and has no such limitations around customization. Starter edition, the version we're talking about, has never been sold in North American AFAIK - and I doubt it ever will be. But I guess we'll see what happens in the next six months...
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