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[News] [Rival] New Vista 7 Cockups and Delay

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Windows 7 preinstallation kits for system builders delayed

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| Microsoft has delayed the release of Windows 7 OEM Preinstallation Kits 
| (OPKs) to system builders and has not given a specific date. 
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http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/windows-7-preinstallation-kits-for-system-builders-delayed.ars

Windows7sins: FSF launches campaign against Windows 7 and proprietary software

http://press-releases.techwhack.com/40313-windows7sins


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Windows 7 Starter Edition Is Too Wimpy for New Netbooks

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| Given Starter Editionâs lameness, youâd think that netbook vendors might shun
| it and install Windows 7 Home Premium instead. Not so. Samsung says its Go
| netbook will ship with SE, starting in November. Nokiaâs Win 7 plans are
| fuzzy at this point. And Dell recently told me that its netbooks will
| continue to offer a variety of OS options, including âUbuntu and
| Windows-based editions.â
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| Somethingâs fishy here. Itâs not as if the entire genre of netbooks is too
| wimpy to run Windows 7 Home Premium. If that were the case, Microsoft would
| have announced recently that Win 7 SE users will be able to upgrade to Home
| Premium for $80. Rather, this is about Microsoftâs desire to cripple the
| netbook category and upsell consumers to Home Premium.
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| Sadly, many buyers will shell out $400 or so for a reasonably-powered netbook
| with a 10-inch display, only to learn theyâve been saddled with a feeble
| version of Windows 7. A classic bait-and-switch? It sure looks that way. Itâs
| also a recipe for consumer ire. Nobody wants to pay a fairly significant sum
| for a consumer electronics device, only to learn they must pay an additional
| $80 for features they were expecting.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/170701/windows_7_starter_edition_is_too_wimpy_for_new_netbooks.html
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