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Microsoft Confirms 6 Versions of Vista

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the this-is-getting-complicated-fast dept.

Darthmalt writes "The BBC has a story confirming that there will be 6 versions of Vista. They are Vista Business, Vista Enterprise, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Ultimate, Vista Starter. Also included are some of the differences between each version."

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  1. Most Customers Do Not Choose! by Dareth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "We don't want customers to be forced into buying something that isn't going to meet all their needs," said Barry Goffe, Microsoft's director of Windows client product management.

    Most customers get what is bundled with their computer. Most do not know if they have Windows 98, ME, or XP. Customers will be forced to buy what is the most economical for the OEM's to include with their machines.

    Computers were supposed to be "multi-purpose" machines. Now that hardware is leveling, the differences are all in the software. The purpose of these levels is marketing and price control. Do not believe for a minute that this is about providing "choice" to the consumer.

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  2. Microsoft will not fragment like linux by Phillip2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've always argued that windows is far better than linux, because it's not
    going to fragment in the way linux does. It's a huge problem. You write an
    app for linux and you can never tell what their system is going to be like.
    They could be on redhat, or ubuntu, or any of the popular distros.

    With windows, it's nice and clear. Either they are in 2000. Or XP (Home or
    Business). Or Vista. That is Vista home. Or home premium. Or business.
    Or richer business edition.

    Think I'm going to buy a mac.

    Phil

  3. Re:Translation by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Except it's likely to be like XP, where the only useful version for anyone to have (outside of servers) will be the XP Pro corporate version. Of course, everyone will get starter or basic with their new PCs so they'll have to buy (or pirate) the good one.

  4. Re:Server Platform by kimvette · · Score: 4, Funny

    re: "What does Vista do that 2000 doesn't?"

      Notable Windows Vista features:
      - WinFS (oops, nope, scratch that!)
      - the bash-like shell Monad (oops, nope, scratch that!)

    Let's try again!

      Notable Windows Vista features:
      - DRM to deny your Fair Use rights as provisioned by Copyright Law and The Constitution of The united States of America
      - shiny new Aero skin (Oops, don't have an Nvidia 6x00 and Pentium 4 2.8 or higher? Still stuck with an ATI Radeon? Scratch this one!)
      - Red Screen Of Death for the Really, Really Bad Errors

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