Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won't Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

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Microsoft Confirms Windows 7 Starter Won’t Have 3-App Limit, But It Still Sucks

Microsoft confirms that the 3-apps-at-a-time limit has been indeed been removed from Windows 7 Starter. But it's missing Aero, you still can't change the desktop background or sounds or window colors or use Windows Media Center, so you still don't want it. [Windows Team Blog]

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