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Posted by Spy February 27, 2006 7:33 AM with 9 comment(s)
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REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 26, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the product lineup of its upcoming Windows Vista™ operating system. Scheduled for release later this year, the Microsoft® Windows Vista product lineup will bring clarity to customers’ digital world by helping them easily accomplish everyday tasks, instantly find what they want, enjoy the latest in entertainment, improve the safety of their personal information, stay connected at home or on the go, and help ensure PCs are up-to-date, more secure and running smoothly.

The Windows Vista product lineup consists of six versions, two for businesses, three for consumers, and one for emerging markets: Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Starter. The number of offerings is the same as the number of offerings currently available for Windows® XP. More important, the lineup is designed to deliver clear value to a broad range of customers, each product tailored to meet specific needs of various segments of customers — home PC users, small and medium-sized businesses and the largest enterprises — and is aimed at bringing 64-bit, Media Center and Tablet PC functionality into the mainstream.

“We live in a digital world that is filled with more information, more things to do and more ways to communicate with others than ever,” said Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows Product Management and Marketing at Microsoft. “The PC needs to give people the clarity and confidence to handle this ‘world of more’ so they can focus on what’s most important to them. With our Windows Vista product line, we’ve streamlined and tailored our product lineup to provide what our customers want for today’s computing needs.”

    * Windows Vista Business.
    * Windows Vista Enterprise
    * Windows Vista Home Basic.  
    * Windows Vista Home Premium.
    * Windows Vista Ultimate.


All new versions are available for either 32-bit or 64-bit systems, depending on the needs of the customer. Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate and Business will be available as a full-packaged product at retail and on new PCs. Windows Vista Enterprise will be offered only to business customers participating in Microsoft’s Software Assurance program.

Microsoft also will offer Windows Vista Starter in emerging markets. Windows Vista Starter is designed to empower families and entry-level PC users in these markets to experience the world of social and educational benefits that personal computer technology and the Internet makes possible. A 32-bit operating system designed specifically for lower-cost computers, Windows Vista Starter enables popular beginner PC activities and provides an easy-to-use and more affordable entry point to the Windows Vista family of products.

“Windows Vista is going to be a significant release for all Windows customers — including enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses as well as consumers,” said Al Gillen, research director for System Software at IDC. “Microsoft’s strategy to address different customer segments with versions of Windows Vista optimized for their needs should be well received by these diverse user segments.”

All versions of Windows Vista are scheduled to be broadly available in the second half of 2006.

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william said:

Woohoo!

Looking forward to this! [H]

February 27, 2006 8:42 AM
 

build2600 said:

This is known for quite some time now, thank you Bink [:P]

But what about pricing, I want to start saving for Ultimate Edition. But want to know how much I need to save per month to be able to buy this edition. Does anyone have any idea?

February 27, 2006 8:46 AM
 

Spy said:

There have been several guesses as the product lineup, however this is the first official release of the lineup from MS.

No word on pricing just yet.
February 27, 2006 8:57 AM
 

xpclient said:

I wud rather like a nice official comparison table indicating what features are in which edition coz I dont want to miss out on a single feature.
February 27, 2006 3:31 PM
 

Kenny McCormick said:

Wont there be any WMP free editions or has EU relised that nobody wants them?
February 27, 2006 3:58 PM
 

CoLD-FiRe said:

"I wud rather like a nice official comparison table indicating what features are in which edition coz I dont want to miss out on a single feature."

Mate, if you want every feature then you simply are after the
Ultimate Edition. Since all the other versions will be missing some feature or another.

What im interested in is if the 32 bit and 64 bit is included in the same installer/DVD that gives you the option of which one you want to install. Otherwise I will have to buy a 32bit version for now and then purchase it again when 64bit becomes the standard.

February 27, 2006 4:26 PM
 

JasonCox said:

Kenny, I'd assume there would be European 'N' Editions for certain SKUs (not Home Premium or Ultimate because you're buying MCE features which need WMP), but it would be nice if the EU acknowledged no one really wants them.
February 27, 2006 8:20 PM
 

JasonCox said:

Thanks for the link, I'll be forward it to MS now.
February 28, 2006 4:24 AM
 

JasonCox said:

Whoops, forgot the:
" [:P] "

February 28, 2006 4:37 AM

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