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| Microsoft unveils Windows Vista product lineup |
| Monday, February 27, 2006 at 20:00 by Rich Kavanagh |
Microsoft Corp. today announced the product lineup of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system. 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 64bit, Media Center and Tablet PC functionality into the mainstream.
Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows Product Management and Marketing at Microsoft, said,
"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. 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."
All new versions are available for either 32bit or 64bit 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 will also 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 32bit 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.
Al Gillen, research director for System Software at IDC, commented,
"Windows Vista is going to be a significant release for all Windows customers - including enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses as well as consumers. 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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| i just got one thing to say before you pay excessive amounts of money for crap software .... www.ubuntu.com |
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| sigh....
microsoft totally monopolize the system.
for simple home pc users such as myself who are on a budget, we will be forgotten customers.
i cant afford a new, 200 or 300 dollar OS. and microsoft sure as hell wont be supporting windows xp very much any more.
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| Thanks for the ubuntu link - I'm going to give it a shot.... |
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