Microsoft to bin “three app limit” on Windows 7 Starter

[raj11650]

Microsoft to remove “3 app limit” on Windows 7 Starter

One of the biggest criticisms facing Windows 7 Starter Edition is the “three app limit”. By only allowing three applications to be open at any one time, many have referred to this base edition of Windows 7 as the ‘crippled’ version.
However, it appears that Microsoft is doing a u-turn on this decision.

According to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft will now be removing this limit from Windows 7 Starter Edition. This is good news as the Starter Edition is the version of Windows 7 that is likely to appear on the majority of netbooks when the new OS launches later in the year.

This limit was creating a lot of bad press for Microsoft, so it will be hardly surprising if this turns out to be true. Now, let’s just hope they’ll overturn the ridiculous inability to change the desktop wallpaper.

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[Uber Philf]

Cheers for info

Enzo.

 

[copernicus]

I will say that this is probably due to feedback telemetry from guinea pigs such as myself for running ultimate on netbooks.

 

[Fiendishlyclever]

That's a relief

I'd still prefer Aero but I could do without this for the right price. I did find the 3 app limit restrictive when I tried out starter edition.

 

[Win7User512]

Good move. Limiting that was insane.

 

[Captain Zero]

This decision was reversed.

http://community.winsupersite.com/b...emove-3-app-limit-from-windows-7-starter.aspx

 

[raj11650]

This decision was reversed.

http://community.winsupersite.com/b...emove-3-app-limit-from-windows-7-starter.aspx

i guess you havent read what the topic says!!!

 

[swarfega]

That restriction just didnt make sense. Considering the starter version is meant for poor 3rd world countries theyd want to run more than 3 programs just as much as we do.

 

[Abhimanyu]

LOL! Making the Starter pack useful again! Seriously nobody would have bought that!

 

[The Cool Guy]

That restriction just didnt make sense. Considering the starter version is meant for poor 3rd world countries theyd want to run more than 3 programs just as much as we do.

Yeah, I agree with you, mate