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Microsoft Unveils 'Vista Premium' Requirements

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tough-crowd dept.

Graeme writes "Microsoft has finished what some are calling the true minimum requirements for Windows Vista: the finalized requirements for the 'Vista Premium' certification program. The program is used to influence OEM designs, and it gives an idea of what Microsoft thinks Vista really needs to run well, and what they think is in the horizon. The Ars report hits the highlights, and there are some surprises in there, such as a delayed requirement for HDCP. Ars suspects that the slow ramp-up is due to the pact to not use the Image Constraint Token."

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  1. Actual vista premium requirements by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    These are the requirements for our company to adopt Vista Premium.
    • Our CTO stops caring about security.
    • Our Microsoft sales rep takes our CFO out to a very nice lunch/dinner/trip

    That's how we ended up with SQL Server; and no doubt that's how we'll end up with Vista, regardless of any technical merits or issues.
    1. Re:Actual vista premium requirements by TheBogie · · Score: 5, Funny

      This a standard sales procedure for any big company. CTO goes out for drinks with sales rep and wakes up the next morning in a ditch with his pants around his ankles and a copy of the signed contract.

  2. In common layman's terms by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    *Windows Vista requirements*

    Arms ..... 1
    Legs ..... 1

    1. Re:In common layman's terms by EABird · · Score: 4, Funny

      *Windows Vista requirements*
      Arms ..... 1
      Legs ..... 1

      I think you forgot...

      Soul ..... 1

  3. Hidden Requirement... by Arketype · · Score: 4, Funny

    Insanity.

  4. Left testicle. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    1

    Yep. one.

  5. Re:You can see where they're going by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's also noteworthy that Vista requires OEMs to have some kind of networking ability. While this is a given by today's standards, I find it very curious that an operating system REQUIRES me to have it.
    ... because sending information about your computer usage (read: time spent watching Pr0n) to your printer and demanding you mail it to Microsoft goes over really well... /sarcasm
  6. Re:Why don't they give it the name it really deser by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tell that to my ex girlfriend... :(

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  7. "what some are calling "... by Osrin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sometimes it is hard to tell if this is Slashdot or Fox News.

  8. Well.. by The+Creator · · Score: 3, Funny

    "For the full-blown Aero "experience" do I need 512 or 256 or 1024 or what?"

    Yes.

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  9. VISTA baby ? A new VISTA edition ? by mr_angry · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was already confused with all those VISTA editions and now you're talking about bringing on VISTA baby ?

    Ok, that was a bad joke.

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  10. Re:FTFA by heinousjay · · Score: 2, Funny

    So that whole bit about the 2 seconds meaning the system just went right over your head, huh?

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