I've spoken before about how Windows 7 Starter edition's ""=""> where users can only run a maximum of three applications at any one time could be a pain for those looking for cheap netbooks (and could ...

Almost every netbook that ships with Windows 7 comes with the crippled Windows 7 Starter Edition. Users can’t use Aero Glass desktop effects or even change the desktop background. Windows 7 Starter ...

Microsoft (MSFT) thinks it's found a way to compete among the cheapest computers on the market: Sell PCs dirt cheap that are deliberately crippled, and then charge users to remove Microsoft-made ...

Microsoft Corp.’s plans for Windows 7 could be setting up the company for a consumer backlash similar to what it has faced with Vista, a research analyst said today. The issue, said Gartner Inc.