Windows 7 Starter limitations aren’t as bad you had originally thought

lot of people’s first reaction after hearing about Windows 7 Starter’s three app-limit was that it was horrendous and they would do whatever they can to stay away from it. However, most of these thoughts were merely based upon opinions around Microsoft’s vague description of what was within the “three-app limit� of Starter.

Ed Bott from ZDNet ran Windows 7 Starter on his netbook for three weeks and found a few interesting facts. There is no limit on the amount of Windows you can have open, which means you can open any amount of windows for a single program. Also, some items don’t count towards the application limit:

• Basic Windows Tools like Task Manager
• Windows Explorer Windows
• Some Control Panel windows
• Desktop gadgets
• Some system utilities
• Antivirus programs that run as a system service don’t seem to count either regardless of the amount of Windows you may have open for this

Bott says that his overall experience with Starter on his “netbook� seemed fine, but expecting a “notebook� experience on Starter will probably frustrating. To read the full article about Bott’s experience with Starter, click here.

Will you consider to buy Windows 7 Starter now that you know the limitation is not as strict as you had originally thought? Let us know int he comments.