community.winsupersite.com - 5/22/2009
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No word yet on whether the other lame limitation--the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper--will be fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger issue than the 3 app limit, which sounds horrible but doesn't actually come up all that often if at all.
digitimes.com - 5/26/2009
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digitimes.com —
Microsoft and Intel have reached a consensus to
decrease the upper screen-size limit for netbook PCs equipped...
with Windows 7 from 12.1 inches to 10.2 inches, according to sources at Taiwan-based ODM notebook makers, who added that this may have a ...
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Microsoft and Intel looking to limit netbook sizes to ...
arstechnica.com - 5/20/2009
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arstechnica.com —
Intel renewed its netbook push Tuesday with the
formal announcement of its next-generation Atom platform, codenamed Pine...
Trail. The details of Pine Trail, including the late 2009 launch date, had already been widely leaked, and today's ...
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Intel walks down Pine Trail with next-gen Atom announcement
pcper.com - 5/20/2009
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pcper.com —
Intel revealed details of the Atom successor known
as Pine Trail today and the platform looks to...
be even more impressive with an integrated memory controller and graphics. We also have some news about Intel's Moblin netbook-style operating system that ...
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Intel Pine Trail (Next-Gen Atom Platform) & Moblin Updates
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Microsoft dropping three app limit from Windows 7 Starter Edition
Engadget —
... In some really encouraging news, Paul Thurrott as SuperSite for Windows is reporting that Microsoft isn't gonna put the arbitrary limit on its netbook-bound Windows 7 Starter Edition where users could only run three applications at a time. Now the ...
Saturday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... for Windows 7 netbooks SuperSite Blog's exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter Neowin reports Sophos releases ...
Windows 7 Starter won't have three application limit
DV Hardware —
... SuperSite for Windows reports Microsoft decided to remove the three application limit from Windows 7 Starter: No word yet on whether the other lame limitation--the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper--will be fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger issue than the 3 app limit, which sounds horrible but doesn't actually come up all that often if at all.
Windows 7 Starter won't have three application limit - More news at DV Hardware
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