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Windows 7 to come in six versions
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Microsoft is to offer six versions of its next operating system. The different options for Windows 7, released in beta last month, will be for the benefit of both PC makers and end users, according to a Microoft executive.
Microsoft said today that it will aim Windows 7 Home Premium at the majority of consumers and Windows 7 Professional at businesses. That harks back to Windows XP , which had two main versions: Home and Professional.
However, Microsoft will maintain all of the four other versions it offered with Vista, a move that caused much confusion. These options will include the controversial Home Basic, the Starter Edition that was until now restricted to developing countries, Enterprise and Ultimate.
In contrast, Apple releases a single version of Mac OS X with every new release. It does have far fewer users than Windows, with some estimates claiming between 30 million to 50 million users worldwide today.Labels: Microsoft, Windows 7
Posted by Karlo @ 2/05/2009 05:54:00 AM 0 Comments | Links to this Story
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