> If anyone can pull defeat from the jaws of victory > MS can.. > > I do wonder about 'computer journalists' when they > get the easy wrong however, buying security software > a must? Those full blown free security software > packages not good enough for him?
That jumped out at me as soon as I read it, too. He also doesn't mention that most netbooks are quite capable of running any edition of Win7. Starter Edition will, I suppose, be the default OS for base versions of the machines, but that don't mean you're stuck with it. I'm also not so sure about the big Linux comeback in netbooks that he seems to be predicting. Here's what I've noticed (not specifically in this article). Writers ponder why Linux has been, in general, more successful in netbooks than in bigger machines. The answer is usually that netbooks are being used for bare bones computing: email, web, simple documents. You can do all that in Linux using familiar stuff like OpenOffice and Firefox. But then they turn right around and say that Win7 Starter sucks because it doesn't have Aero Glass, fast user switching, and so on. What does any of that have to do with bare bones computing? Linux is great for netbooks because bare bones is OK, but Win7 Starter isn't because it's missing Aero Glass? A little consistency would be nice. In any event, it will be interesting launch to watch. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
