Public will buy which version?

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microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group, Colin
Barnhorst said:
It prevents you from using the license in a vm, but if you do not activate a
product key you have not yet done that.
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This is absolutely and completely wrong. Licensing and
Activation are two completely separate things.
 
which OS do you use ? I found that the OS you are using is not Vista or XP
or other Windows OS.
 
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group,
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz said:
which OS do you use ? I found that the OS you are using is not Vista or XP
or other Windows OS.
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What in the world are you talking about? Not that it is really
any of your business but on this particular system I'm running
the RTM version of Vista Ultimate.
 
Hi Nancy,

What do you believe Ultimate will have that Home Premium does not that will
help you in your graphics work? The core engine is the same, the differences
are in functionality. For graphics work, the advantages of Ultimate will
likely not be of any value to you. Why would you need encryption ability,
domain connectivity, remote desktop, and the advanced backup features for
graphics work? Short summary:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Yes, you may be right on that, most folks do want/need the mobility stuff
for their laptops.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE
 
Hi Colin :-)

Just so I'm clear, what kind of 'graphics' are you talking about that are
not supported by HB that my Aunt Marie, who only wants her machine for
emails and writing letters would need.

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE

,
 
Seconded. For my personal and business needs I will need the Ultimate, but,
for the general home user who is not in need of a lot of the elevated
features in Ultimate or Business, I would recommend either the Home Basic or
Home Premium. I also expect that the Home Basic will be the general OS
installed on new machines, as it is now with the XP Home Edition.

Jan :)
 
Except that unlike XP Home, Vista Home Basic does not support the same
graphics as the business versions. At least with XP Home you get the same
identical graphics as XP Pro. With Vista Home Basic you do not get the same
graphics as Vista Home Premium and Vista Business.
 
No. I think there will be a split. Laptops will more likely have Prem
because of Prem's Mobility Center - software that is designed specifically
for laptops which is not standard with Basic. Just a guess though.
 
Aero Glass. Your grandma might not miss it but a lot of people will buy
Vista Home preinstalled on a new computer and then wonder why they can't get
the 3D stuff everybody is talking about.
 
January 30. Launch day.

Media Center laptops are becoming the big seller. I suspect more computers
will ship with Home Premium than Home Basic.
 
The OEMS already have Vista.
A better question for you to ask is?
How long will it take the OEMs to start distributing their new computers
with the various versions of Vista?

It is possible Microsoft has set a date the OEMS can not ship Vista
installed before, although I am unaware of it if there is such a date.
Without such a restriction, the OEMs will ship on different dates according
to their development and manufacturing schedules.
If there is such a date, Most OEMs will begin shipping simultaneously.
 
I think that will only be a small percentage of people. Very few people
who call Comcast Tech Support have even heard of Vista let alone what
Aero Glass is.
 
I expect to see Vista machines go on sale at Best Buy and CompUSA on Jan 30
in conjuction with big sales for most of the stuff in the stores.
 
Jan Ilacqua said:
There is, of course, the number of people who will pay whatever is
necessary to get the 3d Glass, just to see what it is like. But, when they
tire of it, they will simply turn it off.
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I can't imagine "getting tired" of Aero Glass, any more than I "got tired"
of color TV. Or stereo sound. Or HDTV. Or 5.1 surround sound.

It's simply not something you get tired of. If anything, you quickly get
tired of XP once you've lived with Aero for a few weeks.

Mike
 
I am happy that you love it. I turned it on and enjoyed it for the first 4
days. Then turned it off and have not had it back on since. BTDT.... <g>

Enjoy. :-)

Jan :)
MS MVP - Windows IE
 
How many average users will have a machine that will accommodate that at the
end of January? A good percentage of the PC's out there are at least 2-3
years old, and don't have the graphics cards or such to accommodate it if
they bought it. So, do you really think that the average user will go out
and by a brand new machine, or spend the additional money for a graphics
card just so they can have 3D Glass? Personally, I don't think there will
be that many. Most of the people that I have been talking to around here,
business, home users, city and academic, have said that they will not be
getting Vista until after the SP1. So, I don't really think that there are
that many people out there that are going to rush out and spend more money
just so they can have Vista 3D stuff just because their present machine does
not support it. Also, many people may not be able to afford the higher
price for the 3D stuff, and will opt for what they really need.

There is, of course, the number of people who will pay whatever is necessary
to get the 3d Glass, just to see what it is like. But, when they tire of it,
they will simply turn it off.

I am reminded of a lot of the BT's who were so gung ho to get the Glass that
they went out and bought additional hardware and such in order to
accommodate it, as it was must have to see it for themselves. Then after
the hype wore off, more than half began to complain of the amount of
resources it took to support it and turned it off. So much for Show Biz.
As PT Barnum said......

But this is just my personal opinion.


Jan :)
 
Mike said:
I can't imagine "getting tired" of Aero Glass, any more than I "got tired" of color TV. Or
stereo sound. Or HDTV. Or 5.1 surround sound.

It's simply not something you get tired of. If anything, you quickly get tired of XP once
you've lived with Aero for a few weeks.
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I will admit that after using Vista for awhile, XP looks dated.
When booted back to XP, I miss the look of Vista.
Although, performance wise overall, XP is still better. IMO.
My biggest issue with Vista, transferring files from folder to
folder or over my network- WinXP does it so much faster.


-Michael
 
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