[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by doogald

Now, apparently, Microsoft is talking about a version of Windows Starter being for Netbooks and being restricted to running 3 apps at a time?

I think it's important to remember that ultimately Microsoft could have 20 different versions of Windows 7 - it comes down to the OEMs and what they decide to bundle. If some of them want to go ultra low-end on cost and ship with a limited version of Windows 7, that's up to them. I'm going to hope/assume that some netbook OEMs are going to grasp that people don't want a crippled user experience and will put Windows 7 Home Premium on there.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by doogald

Now, apparently, Microsoft is talking about a version of Windows Starter being for Netbooks and being restricted to running 3 apps at a time?

I think it's important to remember that ultimately Microsoft could have 20 different versions of Windows 7 - it comes down to the OEMs and what they decide to bundle. If some of them want to go ultra low-end on cost and ship with a limited version of Windows 7, that's up to them. I'm going to hope/assume that some netbook OEMs are going to grasp that people don't want a crippled user experience and will put Windows 7 Home Premium on there.

[Ed Hansberry]

yeah, for the basic netbook, that might be fine. you can upgrade to a full version of Win7 though, which i expect most will do. Still, this will allow OEMs to advertise Windows based netbooks for a low price, hoping to pick up $75 or so in an upgrade price.