Alternately, customers may still be willing to spend US $500 for a netbook, but know that they will get a more powerful computer with additional RAM, or other features such as 3G network or BlueTooth support. Microsoft appears to be hoping for this scenario to become common again, so that even if people purchase a computer with one of the entry-level editions of Windows 7, they will be willing to invest more money in the computer, and use the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature to upgrade easily to more feature-laden and expensive version of Windows 7.
Windows 7 should be an acceptable OS for netbook computers, and should allow Microsoft to stop offering Windows XP, which is no longer in Mainstream support to manufacturers for netbooks. As netbooks will continue to be a factor in the laptop market, Directions on Microsoft will continue to examine this topic in our Enterprise Software Roadmap, to help people decide what version of Windows they want to use on their computers.
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