Microsoft is going to release Windows 7 Starter operating system by changing their first strategy towards it. The first strategy was that by running this operating system, the user was only able to run three applications at the same time. Now, by making the changes, this operating system is not limited to the number of applications that it can run simultaneously. One reason they had their first strategy was to have users to buy the upgrades for that edition. Which I believe Microsoft comes to the point that they are making mistake. Not only they will not gain any money but they will lose customers. Windows 7 especially Starter Edition is going to become one of the operating system that is being used in the Netbooks. As we know Netbooks are being used to connect to Internet and use some of the services such as web browsing, emailing, and having access to the remote access web based applications. Also they were only able to run simple operating system such as Windows XP and Linux. Netbooks are not able to handle intensive resource operating system such as Windows Vista.
Mr. LeBlanc, a Windows communications manager at Microsoft, mentioned that all editions of Windows 7 have been designed to run on the broadest range of hardware. Microsoft Beta have to test all editions on computers with the following characteristics 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of system memory, 16 GB of available disk space, Support for DX9 graphics, DVD-R/W Drive, Internet access. This shows Windows 7 operating system can be used on the very basic machines as same as Netbooks. But as Mr. LeBlanc said starter edition has only the subset of higher level editions. The list of things that Windows 7 Starter does not include has been mentioned in the article. In case of I as a buyer of operating system will not buy starter edition because it cannot support the switch users without having the user to log off.
In conclusion, I believe others operating system which were being used in the Netbooks can be replaced by Windows 7 but not the starter edition because it still have some problems that users will concern.
Source:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/Microsoft-Makes-Windows-7-Even-More-Attractive-to-Netbook-Users-454809/
Other Sources:
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/01/microsoft-to-google-we-already-offer-that-see-windows-live.ars
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Windows-7-Starter-Edition-Right-or-Wrong-Choice-for-Microsofts-Netbook-Play-868189/
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