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That little myth could take a hammering with this cut-down version of XP. Can I assume that this version is supposed to run the same applications as standard XP? None of those applications were coded with such ridiculous limits as "only 3 processes at any one time" and "only 3 windows per process", which makes me think that users are going to run into those limits quite a lot. And find them both very annoying and very frustrating.

And being based on XP, I imagine that XP Starter is probably vulnerable to XP worms too. So a few minutes after connecting to the Internet for the first time, users find themselves unable to do *anything* because 3 worms have silently installed themselves and turned the PC into a spam engine. And since worms are smart enough to relaunch themselves after a reboot, how is the *Average User* going to run the anti-virus software to clean the machine up again, when all three process slots are being used by malware?

I suppose the PCs could come preinstalled with a firewall and anti-virus software, but then the poor user would be down to running only one process at a time. Ouch.
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Looks like Gartner feels  mustangj36@... | 06/30/05
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I wondered whether Microsoft could succeed...  Anton Philidor | 06/30/05
REL: I wondered whether Microsoft could succeed...  Linux User 147560 | 06/30/05
But it's not about the software.  Anton Philidor | 06/30/05
Ease of use, eh?  Zogg | 06/30/05
?  Linux User 147560 | 06/30/05
I think we're talking past each other.  Anton Philidor | 06/30/05
Re: I wondered whether Microsoft could succeed...  none none | 06/30/05
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RE: I wondered whether Microsoft could succeed...  nightshade0143 | 07/01/05
can I buy it in the US???  pesky_z | 06/30/05
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Suckers, or just...  Spoon Jabber | 06/30/05
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We are cursed no matter what we do for the ungratefuls  osreinstall | 07/01/05
Reality check...  gregry | 07/07/05
Starter Edition??? Crippled edition!!!  nightshade0143 | 06/30/05
Serious question.  mustangj36@... | 06/30/05
Re: Serious question.  nightshade0143 | 07/01/05
DUMB & DUMBERER  theo_durcan | 06/30/05
You should talk  osreinstall | 06/30/05
Ummm, aren't "critics" always critical?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/30/05
You do own a dictionary don't you?  Richard Flude | 06/30/05
it was more of a see, we told you you wanted all your apps  JasonL31 | 06/30/05
Old tired-out lame reason  osreinstall | 06/30/05
And what browser does pop-ups use?  Spoon Jabber | 07/01/05
Not only tired but regurgitated.  osreinstall | 07/01/05
You're right  Spoon Jabber | 07/01/05
Re: XP Starter under the gun  none none | 06/30/05
what a cheap move by MS  s10 | 06/30/05
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