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Average User Only Runs 2 Apps, So Microsoft Will Charge For More
Barence writes "Microsoft's decision to limit Windows 7 Starter Edition to running only three concurrent applications could force up the price of netbooks as many manufacturers opt for the more expensive Home Premium. The three-app rule includes applications running in the background but excludes antivirus, and the company claims most users wouldn't be affected by the limit. 'We ran a study which suggested that the average consumer has open just over two applications [at any time]. We would expect the limit of three applications wouldn't affect very many people.' However, Microsoft told journalists at last year's Professional Developers Conference that 70% of Windows users have between eight and 15 windows open at any one time."
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Here in Brazil we have starter editions since before Vista, and the xp starter was even more crippled, it didn't allowed resoltions greater than 1024x768, and even though there were computers with this windows and 17" lcd monitors, wich have a native resoltion of 1280x1024, forcing everyone who bought those to have a blurred screen
Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 were two different products.
Probably different in the same way that XP Home and XP Pro are different, but they were definitely different.
"City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
You fail: A visit to any 'emerging market' Internet cafe will tell you that for the youth of the developing world, it's all about communication. AIM, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, and yes, even e-mail, and on a regular basis.
On the contrary, emerging markets haven't got all our legacy infrastructure. They started with mobile phones, wifi and mobile data.. none of this digging holes in the ground crap. AIM/MSN & Skype are hugely popular.