Offical Windows Vista versions
Monday, February 27, 2006 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Vista
Here is the "official" Vista versions.
Windows Vista Home Basic: For consumers that want to simply use the PC to browse the Internet, correspond with friends and family over email or perform basic document creation and editing tasks, Windows Vista Home Basic will deliver a safer, more reliable and more productive computing environment.
Windows Vista Home Premium: Will help consumers utilize mobile or desktop PC functionality more effectively while enabling the enjoyment of new, exciting digital entertainment experiences – all with the benefit of added security and reliability. Windows Vista Home Premium includes everything in Windows Vista Home Basic, plus the Windows Vista Aero™ and Media Center and Tablet PC capabilities.
Windows Vista Ultimate: Windows Vista Ultimate is the edition of Windows Vista that has it all. It is the first operating system that brings together all of the consumer-oriented features available in Windows Vista Home Premium with all of the business-oriented features available in Windows Vista Business.
Two versions will cater to businesses:
Windows Vista Business: For small to medium size businesses, Windows Vista Business will help keep PCs running smoothly and securely so they are less reliant on dedicated IT support. For larger organizations, Windows Vista Business will provide dramatic new infrastructure improvements that will enable IT staff to spend less time focused on day to day maintenance of PCs and more time adding strategic value to the organization.
Windows Vista Enterprise: To better address the needs of large, global organizations and those with highly complex IT infrastructures, Windows Vista Enterprise is designed to significantly lower IT costs and risk. In addition to all of the features available in Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise is designed to provide higher levels of data protection using hardware-based encryption technology.
Reply #2 Monday, February 27, 2006 4:50 PM
Reply #3 Monday, February 27, 2006 6:14 PM
I'm a little confused about the N European versions though. Vista will have Defender and Gadgets/Sidebar built in. Does this mean that they can get sued by Spybot, Adaware, etc. developers? Or by widget developers, like Yahoo, or even Stardock?
Reply #4 Monday, February 27, 2006 6:25 PM
Does this mean that they can get sued by Spybot, Adaware, etc. developers? Or by widget developers, like Yahoo, or even Stardock? |
Probably when they need something else to do.
Reply #5 Monday, February 27, 2006 6:26 PM
They have also updated the official Vista site.
Reply #6 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:47 AM
Darth Videlous
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Reply #7 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:51 AM
It's funny how people were freaking out about 8 versions of Vista, when it's really just 3 we have to deal with. |
Yea, people have been running about like dramaqueen because of this.
The N version is silly, IMO. Of all the bundled software that comes with Vista, it's only WMP that's taken out.
I'm not bothered about the bundeled software. But then again I can see software companies worry about it because the big general userbase will mostly just use what comes with the OS because it's good enough.
And personally I like WMP. It's my main player. I've used various ones, but seem to ahve settles for WMP for quite a whlie now. And I like what I hear about WMP11.
Fortunatly for me, Norway isn't part of EU, so I won't ahve to bother about the N version.
Last I checked, there are 3 versions of XP too. |
Lets see, there is:
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64
Windows XP Starter (for development countries)
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
...now... why is people shocked about the number of Vista editions?
Reply #8 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:02 AM
..now... why is people shocked about the number of Vista editions? |
I think those who are shocked mistakenly think Microsoft actually cares about be user friendly.
Reply #9 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:08 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:04 PM
And I also think the reason Microsoft has survived is because they make userfriendly software. The problem they are facing however is that they are trying to fit everyone's needs. Which is impossible.
Reply #11 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:39 PM
I would have liked to see a Vista with out the media player, or Internet Explorer, or Defender, or Sidebar, or any of the other things which aren't part of the actual OS. Call it Vista Barebones.
On the other hand, people complain that Windows isn't secure because it doesn't come with anti-virus, and didn't have firewall or anti-apyware. People who aren't the most tech savvy people are mostly the ones that keep the viruses and whatnot spreading around. But when these things are resolved by MS, people on the other side jump on them, which is why I like my Barebones idea.
So when people are complaining there are too many versions, I wish there were more.
Reply #12 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:29 PM
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Reply #16 Friday, March 3, 2006 12:15 PM
That would also make piracy a whole lot easier. I'm surprised Microsoft is even considering that. It would be like Adobe putting the whole Creative Suite on a CD when someone buys Photoshop. |
Any harder than it is now? There will allways be people cracking software and making keygens. If people want pirated software they'll get it. So why not make it more convenient for the legal users as oppose to making it harder?
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Reply #1 Monday, February 27, 2006 3:45 PM