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Not understanding the Starter Edition
Is this what they plan to put on netbooks? Why slim down the OS only to limit its functionality. Thats shooting yourself in the foot. Or do they believe it just won't handle too many apps(but still reasonable) being open at once.
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....  n0neXn0ne | 02/03/09
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