A user at Bink.nu has claimed to have come across an XML file in a beta version of Windows Vista. Which he/she decoded and came up with a list of 20 SKUs of different versions of Windows Vista. Here is the list:
- Windows Vista Starter
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Vista Pro Standard/SB
- Longhorn Enterprise Server (ADS)
- Longhorn Enterprise Server – IA64
- Longhorn Standard Server
- Longhorn Datacenter Server
- Windows Vista Pro Std/SB/Ent – VL Binding Service
- Windows Vista Pro Std/SB/Ent – VLGeneric
- Windows Vista Pro Std/SB/Ent – DMAK
- Windows Vista Starter Digital Boost – OEM
- Windows Vista Home Basic – OEM
- Windows Vista Home Premium – OEM
- Windows Vista Ultimate – OEM
- Windows Vista Pro Standard/SB – OEM
- Longhorn Enterprise Server – OEM
- Windows Vista Home Basic N
- Windows Vista Pro Standard N
I don’t believe it.
If microsoft chose to do that, it would only prove yet again they are completely out of touch with consumers.
I mean, look at the popularity of OSX. That needs a grand total of 2 versions. Ubuntu only needs 1.
OS X is pretty much one version. The server edition has some added management tools.
This list, if legit, is insane.
20 versions, or how-to-sell-an-update-no-one-really-wants ™.
Wow.
Talk about trying to get as much money from the user as possible.
It’ll take a week to compare the versions and determine which one suits you best. Looks like I’ll be sticking with XP for quite awhile.
Say that I’m a newbie (which I proudfully am) but which one would be better to get? I’m lookin for speed, entertainment use.