Windows 7 Editions Announced

The edition line-up for Windows 7 seems to be more streamlined then the list provided for Vista. To summarize, there are now 2 main editions for home users: Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Ultimate. There are also 2 editions for businesses which are Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise (Enterprise will be for customers that have Software Assurance and is similar to Ultimate). For more information, be sure to check out the press release at Microsoft.com.

Published Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:40 PM by Jason N. Gaylord
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# re: Windows 7 Editions Announced

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:07 PM by David Scheidt

Ummm... That article mentions Home Basic will be made available to the 'rest of the world' (non-US).  It sounds like Microsoft has NOT learned their lesson, and are releasing the SAME amount of versions... Win 7 Starter Edition, Win 7 Home Basic, Win 7 Home Premium, Win 7 Business, Win 7 Enterprise, and Win 7 Professional.  How in the world does that simplify buying Windows?

# re: Windows 7 Editions Announced

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:03 PM by Mark Hoek

I normally don't make a habit of commenting on blog posts, but "more streamlined then [sic] the list provided for Vista"? I'm sure you meant to be cynical, but I did miss the punch line. Streamlined would be one (1) edition of Windows 7 (which I agree is an improvement to Vista); if you need the business stuff, buy (online) the Business Add-On; if you need the home stuff, buy (online) the Home Add-On; if you need both, buy both. Calling it Home Premium Pro Ultimate is just plain confusing, and definitely not more streamlined. Just my 2c.

# re: Windows 7 Editions Announced

Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:47 PM by Haroon Said

Dont know why Microsoft didnt keep the the original idea. One machine One O/S. No user confusion - it just an O/S. How many version of Mac O/S are there.  

# re: Windows 7 Editions Announced

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:16 AM by Jason N. Gaylord

Lots of companies do something similar. If you want the features, you'll pay more. Each version has a different subset of features. If I asked a family member if they must pay $100 more for the Ultimate features such as Media Center, many would not want to. I'm not sure the full details as to what is and is not included, but yes, 4 versions for the US is more streamlined. Especially on the business side when one is meant for Small Businesses on a Small Business budget and the other is meant for Medium to Large Businesses that purchase Software Assurance.

# Windows 7 Editions

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 12:12 PM by My many rantings...

Well, According to many blogs, like this one , and this one , and finally this press release , Microsoft

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