Windows Vista product edition categories
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Windows Vista product edition categories
because, more is better. 
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...a_editions.asp
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http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...a_editions.asp
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Windows Vista product edition categories
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, and "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 Starter 2007, Windows Vista Home Basic (and Home Basic N for the European market), Windows Vista Home Premium, and Windows Vista Ultimate (previously known as "Uber" Edition).
In the Business category, there will are three editions: Windows Vista Small Business, Windows Vista Business (previously known as Professional Standard Edition; along with Business N for the European market), and Windows Vista Enterprise (previously known as Professional Premium Edition).
In all, there are seven product editions planned for Windows Vista (or nine, if you count the N Editions as being different). Note that all of these product names are placeholders for now: They could change before the final product is released. However, this breakdown of editions is current as of this week and is unlikely to change.
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, and "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 Starter 2007, Windows Vista Home Basic (and Home Basic N for the European market), Windows Vista Home Premium, and Windows Vista Ultimate (previously known as "Uber" Edition).
In the Business category, there will are three editions: Windows Vista Small Business, Windows Vista Business (previously known as Professional Standard Edition; along with Business N for the European market), and Windows Vista Enterprise (previously known as Professional Premium Edition).
In all, there are seven product editions planned for Windows Vista (or nine, if you count the N Editions as being different). Note that all of these product names are placeholders for now: They could change before the final product is released. However, this breakdown of editions is current as of this week and is unlikely to change.
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Well, you gotta keep the consumers confused.. Otherwise, they might know exactly which product to buy and you may lose out on possible moneys because of that. This way, you'll sell more of the more expensive products just out of confusion and people wanting "the best". Naturally, the more expensive something is, the better it is. Common sense 101.
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Originally Posted by Ken1997TL
It doesnt say which ones will be 64 bit or not either. 
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Originally Posted by Billiam
Are you referring to the product names Ken? The article does list 64 bit support. It's in the very last table on the page called "Processor and memory support". The only version that won't have x64 support is Starter Edition.
I assume Starter Edition will exclusively for the less developed world.
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Dude, I didn't even read about all the different versions. The idea of 9 version of Vista is horrible. People today still don't know the difference between Office and Windows, or a monitor to a modem. Simplicity is key, computer technology is still relatively new, not everyone has a firm grasp on it. What Microsoft needs to do adopt is proactive thinking insteading of expanding product line. They can't even perfect Windows XP thats been out since 01(?), hotfixes are still coming out weekly...
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update on latest build of Vista
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1930231,00.asp
screenshots
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...o=1&i=1,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1930231,00.asp
screenshots
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewe...o=1&i=1,00.asp
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Originally Posted by Jason1000RR
Dude, I didn't even read about all the different versions. The idea of 9 version of Vista is horrible. People today still don't know the difference between Office and Windows, or a monitor to a modem. Simplicity is key, computer technology is still relatively new, not everyone has a firm grasp on it. What Microsoft needs to do adopt is proactive thinking insteading of expanding product line. They can't even perfect Windows XP thats been out since 01(?), hotfixes are still coming out weekly...
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Hmmmm... maybe this won't be quite so terrible after all. According to this article the consumer versions of Vista will include a feature called "anytime upgrade" that will allow you to upgrade your consumer version of the OS from within the OS itself and without reinstalling. You'll have to pay for the upgrade of course, but still...
This example from the article sort of puts in in perspecitve.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060301-6295.html
This example from the article sort of puts in in perspecitve.
Why might Joe be interested in changing up? Here's a subtle part of Microsoft's ploy: as the company focuses on the digital entertainment sphere over the next several years, it is going to be unveiling products and services that interact with the features of some of these OS versions but not others. Let's take an example from a shipping product. Windows Vista Home Premium will allow you to stream movies and videos to the Xbox 360. Maybe you don't have an Xbox 360, so you choose Home Basic for now. What Microsoft has put into place is an easy for you to move to the Premium or Ultimate version of the OS for any reason, whether it's to get Media Center's spotlight, new Xbox interactivity features, or some other as-of-yet unannounced product or service. You may not have an Xbox 360 right now. You may not have any desire for Media Center functionality. It's no matter. If and when you do, the OS can be upgraded on the fly. And this saves more than just a trip to the store; Anytime Upgrade will upgrade computers in place, component by component. Gone will be the worries of installing one OS on top of another, or upgrading to a OS that isn't as patched as the OS on the target computer. With Anytime Upgrade, Microsoft is keeping one core version of the OS up to date. All it needs to do is turn features off and on.
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