Windows Vista has been out and about for a while now, and it has already been updated with a service pack, with a second service pack on its way. Vista's successor, Windows 7, is also getting closer and closer to release, but despite all that, Windows XP is still going strong, and demand for the operating system remains high. Because of that, Microsoft has yet again extended Windows XP's lifetime for OEMs and resellers.
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There are actually six editions of Windows Vista (from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions):
Windows Vista Starter
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
And all those editions except Starter have a 64-bit version. So in total there are actually 11 editions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions):
Windows Vista Starter
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
Which only goes to show that no matter how well you plan, you're still likely to miss something important. In this case "Windows Vista Nonstarter".
Edited 2008-12-23 01:55 UTC
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Also, I believe only three editions of Vista are available off the shelf, not that hard to choose from, and still upgradeable at any time.
There are actually six editions of Windows Vista (from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions):
Windows Vista Starter
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate
And all those editions except Starter have a 64-bit version. So in total there are actually 11 editions.
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This is one word, confusing I think the end consumer is being cheated I know it is a free market however; Microsoft has the market cornered every PC comes with Windows unless you get some undesirable unit hidden on a manufacturers website. Or you build your own machine and install whatever OS you want. To me it is really a travesty for the end user (consumer) that pays hard earned money and gets something that is plague with issues/viruses/malware/trojans it is beyond ridiculous.
I am not sure if anyone has seen the Mac commercial demonstrating UAC on Windows Vista it is entertaining but true.
The issue with MS Windows is the fact they tried to implement a security layer on top of an existing insecure operating system. I just do not understand the logic behind keeping an insecure design around, Corporations are not jumping on the Vista bandwagon they are avoiding it like the Malaysian flu. That is why MS keeps extending the XP, I think they should stop the non-sense of upgrading OS's every year or two.
There is no advantage moving to another Windows OS when the same problems follow it right along. I do see that Mac's are selling quite nicely since the boon-dogle of Vista.
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Sorry fo entering this discussion, but the list of different "Vista" editions reminded me to a cartoon of "The Joy of Tech". This it is:
http://beconfused.com/images/2007/01/the-joy-of-tech-the-many-editi...
I hope you can forgive me mentioning it. :-)
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2007-02-07
Speaking of cost, there's price, and then there's release cycle.
You pay for XP (2001) and for Vista (2007). ==> 2x
Meanwhile, you pay for Cheetah(/Puma) (2001), Jaguar (2002), Panther (2003), Tiger (2005) and Leopard (2007). ==> 5x
However, both OSs come installed, and most non-techie Mac/Windows users that I know (ie. rep. of majority of market), never bother upgrading their OS, until they buy their next machine.
The point above, to some extent, deals with the issue of customer confusion as well. Also, I believe only three editions of Vista are available off the shelf, not that hard to choose from, and still upgradeable at any time.
Of course a single version is preferred, but Microsoft is marketing it's product to a much larger base, so they can make a few more bucks by having different price ranges.
Edited 2008-12-23 00:05 UTC