gi7omy Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 It seems Vista is going to be in more flavours than previously imagined: Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic N Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business N Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate Right off the bat, you can remove Windows Vista Home Basic N and Windows Vista Business N from your list of choices. These two editions of the operating system will only be available in the European Union and are stripped of all Windows Media-related technologies by decree of an antitrust ruling. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find any mention at all of the so called "N" editions on Microsoft's site. You can also remove Windows Vista Starter because, according to Microsoft, "Windows Vista Starter is not currently scheduled to be available in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, or other high income markets as defined by the World Bank." You can even remove Windows Vista Enterprise from your list of choices. This edition will only be available through volume licensing deals for large organizations participating in Microsoft's Software Assurance program--it will not be available via the retail chain. As such, if you work at a large organization, chances are you'll be using Windows Vista Enterprise. I do like the fact that Media is being hit over here - wonder what that will do to Bill's DRM enforcement? source: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-...tml?tag=nl.e101 Interesting legal argument on the Vista EULA also here: http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bds1958 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Interesting reading. Think I'll wait a couple of years on the XP side of the fence and watch the chaos unfold. Might even investigate Apple in the meantime................now there's an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn98109 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I was thinking of getting Linux for Dummies ... Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bds1958 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I was thinking of getting Linux for Dummies ... Lynn Better than "Vista for Masochists" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Better than "Vista for Masochists" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Highlander Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Better than "Vista for Masochists" Now that is funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi7omy Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Now that is funny You did know that you were a 'high income market' didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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