Microsoft’s Windows 7 Starter Edition, primarily meant for low-power PCs and ultra-portable netbooks, could disappoint some users who want features such as desktop personalization and DVD playback, suggests a new survey by online electronics marketplace Retrevo. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has suggested in the past that Microsoft will try and steer consumers away from netbooks and toward higher-priced ultra-thins that presumably run higher-margin versions of Windows 7.
– Microsoft’s
version of Windows 7 for netbooks may disappoint some users, according to a new
survey released by online electronics marketplace Retrevo.

Retrevos survey found that 79 percent of the 1100
respondents surveyed were not planning on purchasing a netbook this year. Of the
remaining …