Ok, a couple things. Have any of you tried to set up a home/small network with different versions of XP (home/pro) running different service packs? For some reason there tends to be a high number or strange bugs and weirdness that happens when you do this. With seven different versions of WinV do you think this problem will go away? Doubtful.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the home pro and Ultimate ed are the only ones with support for some of the really cool new techs like HDDVD, HDTV etc. Now, although these techs are not availible yet in most parts of the world, in a year or two they'll be standard, which means that there'll be a whole load of people buying an OS they can afford now, seeing these extra features as useless because no one uses them, and then having to upgrade when they realise the mistake they've made. Your average Joe won't know what the difference is between DVD and HDDVD, most have not even heard of HDDVD, and some wont even see the relationship between DVD and HDDVD.
So you're new version of windows may be able to support all the things you want it to now, but unless you bought ultimate ed or home pro, it won't be able to support all the things you want it to two years down the line, and so it's upgrade time. Cheaper products are usually more expensive in the end.
And what really is the difference between them? As we've seen before with windows, crappier versions of the same OS usually just have the features turned off, but they're still there, taking up HD space. So let me get this straight, you're giving me a discount on my OS because it's crippled?
I think I'll leave it at that
-Phill
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Ok, a couple things. Have any of you tried to set up a home/small network with different versions of XP (home/pro) running different service packs? For some reason there tends to be a high number or strange bugs and weirdness that happens when you do this. With seven different versions of WinV do you think this problem will go away? Doubtful. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the home pro and Ultimate ed are the only ones with support for some of the really cool new techs like HDDVD, HDTV etc. Now, although these techs are not availible yet in most parts of the world, in a year or two they'll be standard, which means that there'll be a whole load of people buying an OS they can afford now, seeing these extra features as useless because no one uses them, and then having to upgrade when they realise the mistake they've made. Your average Joe won't know what the difference is between DVD and HDDVD, most have not even heard of HDDVD, and some wont even see the relationship between DVD and HDDVD. So you're new version of windows may be able to support all the things you want it to now, but unless you bought ultimate ed or home pro, it won't be able to support all the things you want it to two years down the line, and so it's upgrade time. Cheaper products are usually more expensive in the end. And what really is the difference between them? As we've seen before with windows, crappier versions of the same OS usually just have the features turned off, but they're still there, taking up HD space. So let me get this straight, you're giving me a discount on my OS because it's crippled? I think I'll leave it at that -Phill