Windows Starter Edition Limitations
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Windows XP: The featured article over at Wikipedia today was on Windows XP, and it included this bit explaining what limitations are contained in Windows XP Starter Edition — the Windows version for developing countries (launched in India two days ago).
[…] display resolution can only be up to 800 x 600 pixels, only three applications may be run at the same time, any application may have no more than three windows open, PC-to-PC home networking and printer sharing is not available and only a single user account is allowed.
Um, sounds sucky. But here’s the rationale for it.
It is seen as an effort to fight unauthorized copying of Windows XP, and also to counter the spread of the open-source Linux operating system which has been gaining popularity in Asia and South America.
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Let’s see; I’m in Asia, and I have the choice between a pirated copy of Windows XP (with full functionality) and a legal - but severely hobbled - copy of Starter Edition. Which will I pick?
Besides that, how long will it be until someone figures out how to get around the limitations? Someone has already figured out how to get an XP Pro installation from XP Home…
Either way, I don’t see how this could be a good idea.
yeh cant you just imagine windows trying to overtake the linux market? or the ‘free OS’? personally, i prefer my ‘free’ copy of XP..
This is pure shit. anybody will prefer Pirated windows XP copy over handicapped version of windows.
LOL, A LAME EFFORT
Hi 2 all!!! I’m in Brasil and Win XPSE is here sinde april/04 and this is shit. I prefer LInux always. Some distros (like Kurumim), are easy to use and configure, and much better what Win XPSE….
For someone who needs a fully legal licence of M$ Window$ I would pick the cheaper one.
I -KNOW- it simply SUCKS and STINKS I would prefer XP Pro but it costs too much. I’d pick it for a secound machine and run linux on the first machine :)
As simply as that. They’re walking right into the beak of the penguin
win 3.31 is better than winbugs xp starter shit
i see this as an insult to developing countries… invest money in making a crippled version of windows instead of selling Windows xp for a lower price (Windows wouldn’t have to spend any money). M$ sucks.
Is anyone using Microsoft Starter Edition.. Is it even not possible to ping another computer… This is NO GOOD MATE… Any solutions Or suggestions to enable sharing using Microsft Starter Edition.. Thank you in advance Regards Matthew
We all know S E is pure SHIT! M$’s worst ever!
should i am using my wireless lan on this edition.