Sneak Peek: Windows Vista Product Editions – Including MCE (aka Home Premium Edition)
By Alexander Grundner |
September 12th, 2005
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Paul Thurrott over at WindowsITPro has posted details on the SKUs consumers will be seeing when Windows Vista launches (via Gadget Fetish). In total, there appears to be 7 versions available: Starter Edition, Home Basic Edition, Home Premium Edition, Professional Edition, Small Business Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Ultimate Edition. Whew! And you thought deciding between Windows XP Home and Pro was tough.
Of course, eHomeUpgrade readers will most likely opt for Windows Vista Home Premium Edition to power their next-gen homes. Below is Paul’s description of the product (you might want to get a napkin to wipe the drool):
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition: Whole home entertainment and personal productivity throughout the home and on the go. As a true superset of Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition will include everything from Home Basic, as well as Media Center and Media Center Extender functionality (including Cable Card support), DVD video authoring and HDTV support, DVD ripping support (yes, you read that right), Tablet PC functionality, Mobility Center and other mobility and presentation features, auxiliary display support, P2P ad-hoc meeting capabilities, Wi-Fi auto-config and roaming, unified parental controls that work over multiple PCs, backup to network functionality, Internet File Sharing, Offline Folders, PC-to-PC sync, Sync Manager, and support for Quattro Home Server. Windows Vista Premium Edition is similar to XP Media Center Edition, except that it adds numerous other features and functionality, including Tablet PC support. My guess is that this will be the volume consumer offering in the Windows Vista timeframe (today, XP Pro is the dominant seller). This version is aimed at PC enthusiasts, multiple-PC homes, homes with kids, and notebook users.
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