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[Merged]Windows Vista Editions Revealed

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LegendKiller
LegendKiller Original post #1
Feb 19, 2006 at 12:26 PM
Windows Vista Editions Revealed Part 2

As we exclusively revealed last week the Windows Vista editions are finalised.

Microsoft asked us to remove the information but we can now reveal that these are the final editions:

Windows Starter 2007
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Basic N
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Business N
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Enterprise
The news of the SKUs can be found on the beta pages of Windows Vista help.

Until Microsoft sends out a press release we're unsure of the specifics of each version but the N stands for the media player free versions of Vista which will be sold seperately in Europe.
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R
Feb 19, 2006 at 12:46 PM
What about the price???????
sid_ashok
Feb 21, 2006 at 10:45 AM
It’s official, 8 different flavors of Windows Vista

*www.hiptechblog.com/wp-images/winvista_02.jpg

Because choices are good? Or because there would be more money to be milked? Perhaps the victims of having 8 different flavors of Windows Vista are the software vendors, who would have to explain the differences between each edition to their customers.

Here’s a quick rundown of the 8 product editions:

:arrow: Windows Starter 2007 - This edition does not include the Aero graphical user interface, hence it’s not Vista-branded. And there’s no 64-bit edition, no networking, no Fast User Switching, no DVD Authoring, no gaming common controller support, and no image editing with enhanced touchup, and only three applications/windows are allowed to run simultaneously. Good only for really basic users with low budgets.

:arrow: Windows Vista Home Basic - This is the true baseline version of Windows Vista; think Windows XP Home Edition. You can expect to find features such as Windows Firewall, Windows Search, Photo Library and etc. And every other edition below will be based on this edition. Good for general consumers or even the kids.

:arrow: Windows Vista Home Basic N - Same as the Home Basic Edition, but minus the Windows Media Player. This edition is for the Europeans as they have antitrust rulings against Microsoft which does not allow the player to be bundled.

:arrow: Windows Vista Home Premium - This edition includes features such as Media Center Extender support, Cable Card support, DVD authoring and Tablet PC functionality. This edition is best suited for notebooks and networked home desktops, but it’s probably insufficient for the geeks.

:arrow: Windows Vista Business - Analogous to the Windows XP Professional, this will probably be the most widely used edition in corporate environments. This edition allows joining of domains, non-Microsoft networking (Netware, etc), Remote Desktop and Microsoft Windows Web Server. Most geeks and IT professionals will want to go for this edition.

:arrow: Windows Vista Business N - Just like Home Basic N Edition, this one is meant for the Europeans and comes with no media player.

:arrow: Windows Vista Enterprise - This edition will come with several new features such as Virtual PC, multi-language user interface (MUI) and Secure Startup (BitLocker Drive Encryption).

:arrow: Windows Vista Ultimate - This one is going to be the most expensive, most feature-packed, and perhaps the most pirated edition of Vista. It’ll include new and unique features such as Game Performance Tweaker, Podcast creation utility, online “Club� services and privileged product support. This edition will be perfect for Windows fanboys.

So which one’s for you?


SOURCE:*www.hiptechblog.com/2006/02/20/its-official-8-different-flavors-of-windows-vista/ -digen
mohit
mohit #4
Feb 21, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Post the SOURCE dude.
N
Feb 21, 2006 at 12:22 PM
Re: It’s official, 8 different flavors of Windows Vista

sid_ashok said:
:arrow: Windows Starter 2007 - This edition does not include the Aero graphical user interface, hence it’s not Vista-branded. And there’s no 64-bit edition, no networking, no Fast User Switching, no DVD Authoring, no gaming common controller support, and no image editing with enhanced touchup, and only three applications/windows are allowed to run simultaneously. Good only for really basic users with low budgets.

:lol:
Would anyone use such a **** OS? :roll:
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digen #6
Feb 21, 2006 at 5:11 PM
@sid_ashok

I'll wait for a day or so for you to post the source of the article.By then if you havent then this thread will be deleted.
sid_ashok
Feb 21, 2006 at 5:31 PM
*www.hiptechblog.com/2006/02/20/its-official-8-different-flavors-of-windows-vista/
mohit
mohit #8
Feb 21, 2006 at 5:34 PM
nobody is being rude here .. now we dont want another thread against the mods from u. u shud have read the rules before hand. it is clearly stated that PLAGIARISM will not be tolerated.

and digen gave u one whole day to post the source before he would delete it. i think thats more than enough man.
N
Feb 22, 2006 at 1:35 PM
Ok
Check it out here Guys

*www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_editions.asp
R
Feb 22, 2006 at 2:36 PM
i posted this loooong time back in this forum..but can't get old thread..anyway..keep moving on..
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digen #11
Feb 22, 2006 at 4:09 PM
sid_ashok said:
See the source and dont be so rude!

*www.hiptechblog.com/2006/02/20/its-official-8-different-flavors-of-windows-vista/

If you found that my reply was rude then please post in that "problem with a mod" thread so that everyone could see the rudeness in me :D
sid_ashok
sid_ashok #12
Feb 22, 2006 at 4:13 PM
sorry digen and mohit
techno_funky
Feb 22, 2006 at 4:26 PM
It doesnt hurt using the search function
and if you find a thread that has lesser details
then the one you would be posting
updating the same thread doesnt hurt either

threads merged