Microsoft makes Windows 7 even more attractive to Netbook users 31 May, 2009 By eWeek

Windows 7 Starter edition is an attractive destination for netbook users, and Microsoft would like to tap that opportunity. However, the Starter version is not the only edition of Windows 7 that is effective on netbooks, the company said.

In a blog post on the issue, Brandon LeBlanc, a Windows communications manager at Microsoft, said that when Microsoft introduced Starter editions of Windows--first with Windows XP and then with Windows Vista--there were certain limitations imposed, "such as being able to run only 3 concurrent applications on a PC at a time (this excludes background processes such as anti-virus applications, wireless and Bluetooth, and system tools like Explorer and Control Panel)."

However, based on reactions from Microsoft partners and customers, the company has "decided to make some changes compared to previous Starter editions," LeBlanc said.

Detailing some of the changes, LeBlanc said "For the first time, we will be making Windows 7 Starter available worldwide on small notebook PCs. We are also going to enable Windows 7 Starter customers the ability to run as many applications simultaneously as they would like, instead of being constricted to the 3 application limit that the previous Starter editions included.

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