blogs.zdnet.com - 5/22/2009
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Microsoft is readying a set of maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks --or, as Microsoft prefers to call them, "small notebooks" -- that will likely dictate which PCs will qualify for lower per-copy Windows 7 pricing.
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 ...
windowsteamblog.com - 5/26/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
Over the weekend, some of you may have
received an email from us reminding you that the...
Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1 st , 2009. In that email, we ask that if you are still on the Windows 7 Beta that you should consider moving to a “non-expired” ...
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Clarification on the Date for Bi-hourly Shutdowns for ...
infoworld.com - 5/26/2009
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infoworld.com —
Microsoft and the great netbook price-fixing scam of
2009 Microsoft is colluding with netbook hardware vendors to...
deny customer choice and protect profits It's the question vexing hardware vendors everywhere: How do they seize on the fervor and froth ...
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Microsoft and the great netbook price-fixing scam of ...
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Rumor: Microsoft sets max hardware specs for Windows 7 netbooks
Liliputing —
... specifications to qualify for Windows 7 Starter. This information hasn’t been confirmed by Microsoft, but in a nutshell, here it is:
CPU: Single core processor that operates at 2GHz or less and uses 15W or less of power
Screen Size: 10.2 inches or smaller
RAM: 1GB of less
Storage: Up to 250GB hard drive or 64GB SSD
There will reportedly be no restrictions on touch screen capabilities or graphics performance.
via ZDNet
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Microsoft's "Maximum" Windows 7 Netbook Specs Kinda Suck [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... Home Premium works just fine on netbooks, there's no real way for them to sell it for $15 on some computers and $45 on others—it's the same bits, after all. So they've got Windows Starter, with its lousy 3 program cap—but Anytime Upgrade that'll make it easy for you to shell out money to bump up your OS when you get tired of Starter. I will say, though, I kind of agree that anything bigger than 10 inches is totally not a netbook. [TechARP via ZDnet]]
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Windows 7 Maximum Specs For Netbooks
Ubergizmo —
... design of 15W or less.
In some ways, it stinks because consumers have been demanding larger netbooks, so 11”, 12” and 13" netbooks are creeping up. Also, dual-core Atom processors are around the corner.
On the other hand, Microsoft has lifted restrictions on graphics power because Vista is designed for DX10. Touch will also be "allowed". The hardware requirements will be updated quarterly and will be frozen when Windows 7 will be available. [techarp, zdnet]
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Microsoft publishes maximum Windows 7 netbooks specs
Engadget —
... Window 7 Starter machines will max out at 10.2-inch screens, 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drives or 64GB SSDs, and single-core processors under 2GHz. Of course, Microsoft's told us all along that it thinks lots of OEMs will ignore the max specs and just ship Windows 7 Home Premium since it runs way better on netbooks than Vista, but we'll see how this plays out at Computex -- we're expecting a wave of 10.2-inch netbooks with 2GHz procs and 1GB of RAM in the near future. [Via ZDNet] Filed under: Laptops Microsoft publishes maximum Windows 7 netbooks ...
Microsoft Windows 7 Netbook edition to be limited to laptops 10 inches or smaller
Obsessable News Feed —
... , but it will make that version available only on machines with screens that are 10.2 inches or smaller. ZDNet just ran a fairly detailed report of the restrictions. ...
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