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Blame your OEM vendor -- not Intel or Microsoft -- if your next netbook sports a cut down version of Windows 7, because no such restrictions are being put in place, Microsoft confirmed. Nor will the three application limit for Windows 7 Starter be a part of the deal.
"OEMs and ODMs have the choice to install any version of Windows on a netbook," said a Microsoft U.K. spokesperson. "[But] Starter is an entry version and doesn't have many of the consumer or business features. The three application limit isn't there anymore."
It will be interesting to see how OEMs respond and how future netbook pricing shakes out. Windows 7 Starter only comes in 32-bit form, which isn't a big deal for netbooks that typically sport just 1GB of RAM anyway, but other missing features include Aero Glass, Taskbar Previews, and Aero Peek, among others.
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