Text 7174, 92 rader
Skriven 2005-09-13 16:54:14 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 7173 av Glenn Meadows (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Seven versions of Vista?
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From: "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com>

Windows Media Center can be purchased via many of the online retailers. It's
still an OEM you just have to pre-load it <g>

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832102311

http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/windows-xp-media-center-edition
-2005-1pk-oem/cName/mce-software


"Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:43272eee$1@w3.nls.net...
> Ah, for got about Media Center and Tablet, but those are not something I
> can go purchase and put on a machine of my choosing, I believe.  I think
> Media Center is only available as an OEM pre-load, and Tablet would only
> be useful on a Tablet machine, not a users desktop.
>
> Is Starter available as a commercial purchase to the end user (in CompUSA,
> for example)?
>
> Oh the same point, aren't only Home and Professional the only 2 retail
> SKU's?
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Rich" <@> wrote in message news:432638a0$1@w3.nls.net...
>   Starter, Home, Media Center, Professional, and Tablet.
>
> Rich
>
>  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4325b313$1@w3.nls.net...
>  In the US?  Does that count OEM versions, or "available to the public"
> via
>  direct purchase?  I was only aware of 2, HOME and PRO....??  (Sometimes
> I'm
>  blissfully unaware..<smile>).
>
>  --
>
>  Glenn M.
>  "Rich" <@> wrote in message news:4325a774$1@w3.nls.net...
>     There are five versions of Windows XP not counting the unwanted
> European
>  only versions.
>
>  Rich
>
>    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>  news:4324fe64$1@w3.nls.net...
>
>
> http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050911SevenVersionsforV
ista.html
>
>    Bill, you have got to be kidding us all. The always-excellent Signal
> vs.
>    Noise blog says that Microsoft has seven versions planned for its next
>    Windows release, Vista (the OS formerly known as Longhorn)...
>
>    * Windows Vista Starter Edition
>    * Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
>    * Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
>    * Windows Vista Professional Edition
>    * Windows Vista Small Business Edition
>    * Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
>    * Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
>
>    If this is indeed the final product lineup, I think MS is due for big
>    trouble. People have a hard enough time deciding if they need XP Home
> or
>  XP
>    Professional as it is! And even power users won't know what the hell ot
>    choose.
>
>    But we are talking about the same company that actually runs ad
> campaigns
>    calling their customers dinosaurs for using outdated versions of
> Office.
>
>    link
>
> http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/windows_vista_home_premium_edition.php
>
>
>
>

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