One step forward, one step back: just as we were getting ready to celebrate Microsofts decision to remove the three-app limit from Windows 7 Starter Edition, were hearing that Redmond is still planning to impose strict limits on what types of machines get to run the stripped-down build. Just like todays max XP specs, things are pretty weak all around: 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, Microsofts 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 well see how this plays out at Computex -- were expecting a wave of 10.2-inch netbooks with 2GHz procs and 1GB of RAM in the near future.
