Chris Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Two days before the start of Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005, I've received exclusive insider information about the product editions, or SKUs, which Microsoft intends to create for Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn). While the exact breakdown of the Windows Vista editions has been the subject of much speculation, this list closely matches the editions list I first published on the SuperSite for Windows last year. Here's how the Windows Vista product editions break down.There will be two general categories of Windows Vista editions, which map closely to the two that exist today for XP ("Home," which comprises Starter, Home, and Media Center Editions, Pro, which includes Professional, Professional x64, and Tablet PC Editions). In Windows Vista, the two categories are Home and Business. In the Home category, Microsoft will create four product editions: Windows Vista Starter Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (previously known as "Uber" Edition). In the Business category, there will are three editions: Windows Vista Small Business Edition, Windows Vista Professional Edition, and Windows Vista Enterprise Edition. In all, there are 7 product editions planned for Windows VistaWindows Vista Starter EditionWindows Vista Home Basic EditionWindows Vista Home Premium EditionWindows Vista Professional EditionWindows Vista Small Business EditionWindows Vista Enterprise EditionWindows Vista Ultimate EditionRead this Exclusive to find out more of which version has to offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan2273 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Considering that it says the Home Basic edition is about equal to XP Home, who in there right minds is going to buy it, if they allready have XP Home on there computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 This is all done to create a "oneupmanship" attitude to your operating system which, I suppose, started with XP.Not content with Windows (insert some identifying code here) there has to be now, and in the future, this snobbism introduced by means of a grading system as in XP home and XP Professional. The "real" computer people have Pro and the plebs have Home sort of thing.I've used XP Home and XP Pro. I can't find any discernable difference between them in everyday use. OK, I know there are differences but in general day to day computing, these hardly justify the hugely inflated price tag on the Pro version. This seven version idea - with prices differences to match, no doubt, is taking things too far.(Will there be a WMP free version of each for sale exclusively in Europe to mollify the interfering busybodies in Strasbourg? If not, why not?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I am perfectly happy with XP Home. It is so much more stable that previous Windows. Will the new OS run Office 2000 and other older programs? If not I can see little point in it for me should I need a new computer. I certainly see no point in buying a new office program just to use Power Point, Publisher, Outlook and Paint. Will it run my camera program? In fact, are Microsoft hoping to dupe us all into buying a load of unnecessary new software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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