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Vista Editions - Final

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February 18, 2006 10:47:12 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

It looks like the final versions of Vista will be as follows.

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

Which one will you choose?

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Reply #1 February 18, 2006 11:45:11 PM
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Island Dog, I don't mean to be facetious here, but can you imagine what the various nomenclatures will look like on the side panel of a PC game now with all of the required operating systems???
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Reply #2 February 18, 2006 11:45:52 PM
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Holy Cow. Wonder what the price and feature differences will be on all of them.

What's the 'N' mean?
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Reply #3 February 18, 2006 11:53:26 PM
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XP
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Reply #4 February 19, 2006 12:29:27 AM
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I think the N version is the european version that doens't include Window Media Player.

sland Dog, I don't mean to be facetious here, but can you imagine what the various nomenclatures will look like on the side panel of a PC game now with all of the required operating systems???

Prolly just Windows Vista. Any flavour will do.
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Reply #5 February 19, 2006 12:37:10 AM
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Well...At first glance, skimming through the different options and by no means taking *enough time to review the choices, if I had to make a quick choice..LoL(I think your getting the idea)

I would say Home Premium or Vista Ultimate, I think price is going to be a deciding factor and really cause us to analyze each version with extreme scrutiny..
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Reply #6 February 19, 2006 1:31:56 AM
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I would say Home Premium or Vista Ultimate, I think price is going to be a deciding factor and really cause us to analyze each version with extreme scrutiny.


Yeah, I'm thinking along similar lines....Home Premium if I can't afford the extra bells and whistles that come with Vista Ultimate.
Price will be the deciding factor for many, I guess....so hopefully 'Uncle Bill' will find it in his heart to keep each version reasonably priced for the average user.

Oh well, got a while to save up......
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Reply #7 February 19, 2006 10:20:46 AM
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I'll want to get Vista Ultimate for my main system. For the others I'lll ahve to see.
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Reply #8 February 19, 2006 7:17:09 PM
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If it costs a lot of money - and from the min specs and previous pricings that seems to be likely - I think I'll just buy a mac and dual-boot linux for when I need Windows stuff. With the intel architecture it should be easier for games companies to port their software across.
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Reply #9 February 19, 2006 8:02:51 PM
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I went on bestbuy.com, and they're selling XP Professional for $299.00. Link

$299 is probably what Vista Ultimate will be. Yikes. I guess if you have it for years, it could be worth it. It better be.
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Reply #10 February 19, 2006 8:27:30 PM
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$299 is probably what Vista Ultimate will be. Yikes. I guess if you have it for years, it could be worth it. It better be.

Well, Vista will be out late this year, 2006. XP came out 2001. That's FIVE years. Eons in computer time. However, people are saying that they expect Microsoft to update more often as this long delay of Vista probably wasn't too good on them. But who knows...
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Reply #11 February 19, 2006 8:40:12 PM
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Check with the smaller PC Shops, you know the "Hole in the walls" I have bought over 10 copies of XP pro all for around $79 USD ... OEM of course, But I really dont need the pretty blue box anyway, LoL...

Im sure you could find the same price or better Online as well.. Ebay..etc..etc..
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Reply #12 February 20, 2006 10:33:57 PM
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im gunna wait for the "super duper ultra No0b" version...
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Reply #13 February 21, 2006 8:28:31 AM
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i'll get the EDU version at the IU bookstore for $10 to $20, i'm sure
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Reply #14 February 22, 2006 3:06:20 PM
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Well, Vista will be out late this year, 2006.

I don't remember MS making an expected release date since DOS 3, not Windows 3, DOS 3. So I wouldn't be holding my breath last quarter of the year.
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Reply #15 February 22, 2006 3:44:35 PM
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is WMP11 ever going to be released to public or will it be a Vista add-on "Exclusive"?
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Reply #16 February 22, 2006 6:23:10 PM
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WMP will probably be available for XP. Even if it's not, WMP10 works just as well.

And Notre Dame, make that picture smaller, please.
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Reply #17 February 22, 2006 7:28:48 PM
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And Notre Dame, make that picture smaller, please.


LoL, My thoughts *exactly, annoying isnt it?
I thought it was supposed to be resized automatically but I guess ND got away with it!
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Reply #18 February 22, 2006 10:25:29 PM
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Ill choose Vista Home Basic

So as long as Stardock promises to make WB5 Vista Compatible
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Reply #19 February 22, 2006 11:45:37 PM
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I have bought over 10 copies of XP pro all for around $79 USD ... OEM of course, But I really dont need the pretty blue box anyway

OEM means it's included with a PC system...so 'legally' you must also have purchased 10 computers....

[I have 2 OEM....only one came with a machine....the separate one was $200 AUD]...

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Reply #20 February 23, 2006 12:01:52 AM
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OEM means it's included with a PC system...so 'legally' you must also have purchased 10 computers..


As with most anything else Jafo, the sellers have found a "loophole" in the letter of that specific law..

It seems that they are able to sell an OEM version of the OS if they include a miscellaneous piece of hardware, such as a "device cable" "floppy drive" etc,etc..
Now, I'll admit I never ever received any of this so called "miscellaneous hardware" and I never asked for it either, LoL...
But thats how they do it and get away with it...
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