Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed

[tesco]

[news=http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/6251/msvistanew3bh.gif]It has been reported by well known and trusted Microsoft author, Paul Thurrott, that Windows Vista (previously codename Longhorn) will ship in no less than 7 different versions. The most basic, Vista Starter Edition, will only ship in emerging markets and will be heavily restricted (only 3 applications running simultaneously for example). The next version up, Vista Home Basic Edition, is for the computer novice or budget conscious buyer. This will be similar to the current XP Home offering, with some of the more advanced features (such as joining a domain) disabled.

At the opposite end of the Vista versions market, we have the Ultimate Edition. This, according to reports, will be unlike any other Microsoft product out today. As well as combining the best features from the other six Vista flavours, Ultimate will add several very interesting new features. Rumoured to be present are a podcasting application, a "Game Performance Tweaker" and even the possibility of free music and movie downloads. Although exactly what that entails is anyone’s guess.

It is worth noting that at this point, nothing has been officially confirmed by Microsoft.

Windows Vista Starter Edition

• Only sold in emerging markets
• Very feature limited
• Only 3 simultaneous applications running

Windows Vista Home Basic Edition

• Equivalent to XP Home
• Includes firewall, parental controls, Security Center, Movie Maker, Photo Library and more
• For first time buyer / budget conscious

Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

• Everything from Vista Home Basic
• Adds DVD video authoring, HDTV support, DVD ripping support
• Similar to current XP Media Center edition but with added features

Windows Vista Professional Edition

• Aimed at the business consumer
• Can join domain, has IIS web server
• Akin to XP Pro

Windows Vista Small Business Edition

• Designed for small businesses without IT staff
• Backup and Shadow Copy support, Castle and server-join networking, and PC fax and scanning utility
• Pre-paid access to the Windows Live! Small Business or Microsoft Office Live! subscription services

Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

• Optimized for the enterprise
• Ships with Virtual PC & the multi-language user interface (MUI)
• Aimed at business decision makers, IT managers and decision makers, and information workers/general business users.

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

• "The best operating system ever offered for a personal PC"
• Superset of both Vista Home Premium and Vista Pro Edition
• Podcasting application, Game Performance Tweaker, possible free music/movie downloads

Source: Windows IT Pro | Neowin.net
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[suprafreak6]

cool i want to get the vista ultimate edition

[Yoga]

cool, I like crippled ass version which my third world income can barely afford.

[peat moss]

cool i want to get the vista ultimate edition

Kool coming soon to a filesharing program near you . Or if not least give me a choice to pay what one can afford .


@ Yoga. please see above !

[Hairbautt]

cool i want to get the vista ultimate edition

Agreed! I wonder if the game performance tweaker is going to be like a...hardware profile type thing...

cool, I like crippled ass version which my third world income can barely afford.

[Virtualbody1234]

Where's the Corporate Edition?

[tesco]

Windows Vista Starter Edition

* Only sold in emerging markets
* Very feature limited
* Only 3 simultaneous applications running

[BawA]

hey what about activation stuffs, i assume MS made it more difficult this time atleast on ultimate edition.
btw ist true that all activation r forced to be done over net.

[tesco]

hey what about activation stuffs, i assume MS made it more difficult this time atleast on ultimate edition.
btw ist true that all activation r forced to be done over net.

Not everyone has the net. That would be stupid of them to do.

[BawA]

Not everyone has the net. That would be stupid of them to do.

yeh thats what i thought, but isnt that what WGA is doing, sure its applying for some updates who knows mybe MS applies that to activition.