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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.