HP Launches Designer Edition Netbook with Stardock’s MyColors

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HP is releasing a line of netbooks with designs from featured designer Tord Boontje.  The Mini 110 is a netbook that is getting this designers touch, and thanks to a partnership between Stardock and HP, users of this netbook will be able to use MyColors to change to one of the 15 wallpapers included.

“The designer edition netbook will also come with 15 custom wallpapers designed by Tord Boontje. Now, here’s the interesting part about that: The laptop will ship with Windows 7 Starter Edition. And while Microsoft prevents users (or HP) from changing the desktop background in the low cost version of the operating system, HP has partnered with StarDock to load the MyColors software on the designer netbook so that users can select the special backgrounds.”

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Microsoft prevents users (or HP) from changing the desktop background in the low cost version of the operating system
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Is that a joke? You cant change your wallpaper??  o_O

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Is that a joke? You cant change your wallpaper??
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If it is I say kill the comedian.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh that is just too funny.  :rofl:

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

haha. oh my gosh. i wonder how that would go.

 

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Starter edition is intentionally limited so that people do not buy it instead of the more expensive Home Premium edition.

Personally I think it sounds like they had a meeting and randomly picked features to remove from Starter edition after they changed their minds on the 3 running apps limit.