Windows 7 final editions announced

[mrk]

At least Home Professional has RDP support so I won't have to buy Ultimate this time round...

 

[Seldarine]

I heard on the starter your limited to only 3 programs running at once.

 

[_Jimlad_]

well if you are that will be for a reason, the issue is these low powered web books or notebooks need to be shifted of xp. and can't run vista or windows 7 so some lite version needs to there, and i guess that where 'starter' will come in

 

[lukeharvest]

When Windows 7, to me, looks like a stripped down Vista, and supposedly that's the appeal of it; it then doesn't make sense to add even more rubbish as you pay more; I reckon they should've just made one, maybe two versions and left it at that.

 

[whiskycycle]

The enterprise edition will be for business purchases only (and probably pirates due to the volume activation)

Not quite as easy with Vista Enterprise as it was with XP Pro VLK is it? MAK key version still phones home. Realise there are cracked versions out there, but for the pool of 6000 MAK activations I've got at work, I know where each and every one is and there are no strays.

Back on topic, I think Windows 7 Professional will do the job for me!

 

[jvowles]

For me it all depends on pricing, but Professional looks like the right way forward to my purposes.

 

[ste-sim2x9]

I brought vista ultimate 64bit last time but i will get Windows 7 Home Premium next time. I hope they bring down the price as i paid a fortune for vista ultimate.

 

[sas.wlv]

I got Vista Ultimate 64Bit and boy what a waste! I will get Home Premium without a doubt this time.

same here, would have easily managed wiv just home prem vista, wont be making that mistake again

 

[Strife212]

I'll probably buy Ultimate, feels second rate otherwise

 

[Final8y]

I'll probably buy Ultimate, feels second rate otherwise

 

[Final8y]

When is the predicted date for W7 ?

 

[Participant]

What they should do is just do one edition and charge a flat £50 for it. They'd wipe the floor and put mac out of business

I doubt that's the profit / revenue maximising price point. It might be the market share maximising point but I suppose that's not what gets the shareholders excited.

 

[Burnsy2023]

When is the predicted date for W7 ?

There isn't one really, could be Q4 2009 or early 2010.

 

[eXor]

So, BitLocker will be available in Home Premium? It's missing from the 'What's missing list'.

 

[Tute]

Home Premium for me, and also it'll be OEM.

 

[csmager]

From Paul Thurrott's bit on this, it seems the home user will most often only have the choice between Home Premium and Professional - so it's basically back to the days of XP in terms of choice.

Ultimate will be fairly rare to see, apparently.

 

[bledd]

I wish they'd release a 'core' version too, that ties components to your cd key.

Once you have your key, you assign it to your ms core account, then login and can buy extra components.

standard includes...
superfetch
bare essentials etc..


then from there you can buy..

IE
WMP
Media Centre
Remote Desktop
etc etc etc..

 

[bledd]

At least Home Professional has RDP support so I won't have to buy Ultimate this time round...

that's what vista business edition is now mate..


has... remote desktop
missing... media centre

 

[csmager]

that's what vista business edition is now mate..


has... remote desktop
missing... media centre

Professional will have media center, they're not being quite so daft this time as to add some features but take others away.

 

[bledd]

one thing they should drop is 'upgrade ability'

upgrades are dirty and leave so many left overs, there are too many variables to contend with, they should just force a boot from DVD install with no upgrade option