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Vista Versions Not so Confusing After All - TechAmok
Vista Versions Not so Confusing After All - [briefly] 05:31 AM EST - Mar,02 2006 - post a comment | This new feature, called Windows Anytime Upgrade, is in the most recent builds of Windows Vista (February CTP, build 5308) |
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Retail customers have
four choices:
- Windows Vista Home Basic is for cost-conscious PC buyers who want basic
functionality without a lot of extras. It uses the simplified Vista user
interface and doesn't support DVD burning or Media Center features. This version
will probably end up on the entry-level PCs for every major manufacturer, with
encouragements to upsell.
- Windows Vista Business adds the Aero interface, support for Tablet
PCs, integrated desktop search, and other goodies. It's not clear whether it
includes Media Center features, but given its positioning - small to medium-size
businesses that lack IT departments - it's reasonable to assume that those
pieces aren't there. I expect to see this SKU as the baseline Windows Vista
offering on entry-level PCs pitched at business customers.
- Windows Vista Home Premium adds the Aero interface, integrated
desktop search, Media Center features, and support for DVD burners. It's unclear
whether it supports Tablet PCs, but I'm guessing it doesn't. This will be the
default installation for most mid-range PCs. In fact, it's a simple test: If the
computer has a DVD burner, it will probably get Home Premium.
- Windows Vista Ultimate is positioned as the one that "has it all."
It includes all the features in the other retail versions as well as corporate
features like BitLocker drive encryption. Is it a complete superset of the
Enterprise edition? That's not yet clear.
Before you start envisioning customers standing, in hopeless confusion, in an
aisle at CompUSA trying to decide which box to buy, remember that roughly 9 out
of 10 copies of Windows are sold with new PCs. For the most part, PC makers will
make the choice that matches the hardware and will do their level best to sell
upgrades. Those rare consumers who do buy a retail box generally tend to be
enthusiasts who will naturally gravitate to the Home Premium and Ultimate
versions.
Corporate customers who have PCs covered by Microsoft Software Assurance or a
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement have it easiest of all: They get one version,
Windows Vista Enterprise, which includes BitLocker encryption, Virtual PC
Express, and the Aero interface. The idea is to give corporate customers a
single image that they can customize and deploy to meet their own needs.
The biggest change of all? One retail DVD includes all four versions. The
product key, which is entered at the beginning of the installation process,
determines which version gets installed. That's potentially very good news for
retail customers, who should be able to use any Windows Vista media to reinstall
the operating system (provided they haven't lost the product key).
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