MSFT has taken their Starter Edition tactic to another level. Readers of this blog and our newsletter know how I feel about Win7 Starter Edition. It's a crippled version that netbooks users are supposed to get tired of quickly and then pay more money for a more usable version of Win7. Considering the fact that the full version of Win7 is pre-loaded on Win7 Starter computers and functionality is purposly turned OFF, it doesn't save money at all. It's just a lure to get you to "upgrade".
The next version of Office will use the same tactics. Instead of pre-loading an advertising sponsored version, like the Works version on netbooks, or time-bomb versions of Office they'll pre-load a stripped down version of Office. It will undoubtably be so crippled that users will go bonkers using it and pay a lot of extra money to "upgrade".
MSFT is always innovative..... when it comes to finding ways to squeeze more money out of users!!
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