Windows 8 marketing simplified with just 3 versions

[seavixen32]

It would appear that Microsoft are reducing the number of Windows 8 RTM versions to no more than three.

BBC News - Three 'flavours' for Microsoft's Windows 8 OS

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Looks like Windows 8 has the same features as Windows 7 Home Premium.

Some confusion, but I think Windows 8 will include Windows Media Center, but WMC will be available in Windows 8 Pro only as an optional cost add-on.

Windows RT name seems to add more confusion. It apparently will not be sold at retail, so that may not matter much.

I don't yet see any reason to go with it, but I might if it's available at a heavy discount, like Windows 7 Home Premium was available for $50.

 

[beauparc]

I agree. It would only be with a very heavy discount that I would even consider going over to Win8.

Probably the only way I will transfer is through having to buy a new machine.

 

[alphanumeric]

Same here, the only way I'll likely acquire it is if its preinstalled on a new PC that I purchase. I build my own desktops so its only going to happen if I replace my laptop or buy a tablet. All my PC's are currently running Windows 7 and I don't see any reason to be upgrading the OS on those. Still I like the idea that they are reducing the number of different versions of Windows 8.

 

[pparks1]

Count me in as one who won't part with his own money to purchase Windows 8.

 

[M1GU31]

il'l wait untill win 7 loses support then il'l upgrade because win 8 doesn't drag me in as it's almost the same and only differince i noticed was the interface and a couple small things like how it looks when copying things ect anyways that doesn't intrest me.Only thing I thought was better was the boot time but that is it and i'm sure if they wanted to they could do that to win 7 but then it wouldn't sale now would it. Anyways if I want a faster boot and app launch il'l just invest in a SSD in the future as of now not to much of importance to me will wait untill they make something better, I ain't buying it.

 

[pparks1]

il'l wait untill win 7 loses support then il'l upgrade

If it's anything like Windows XP, it will be a long time then. XP is still supported and will be supported till it's almost 13 years old. If all things remain the same, you won't have to replace Windows 7 until 2022.

 

[Lebon14]

Count me in as one who won't part with his own money to purchase Windows 8.

Count me in too.

 

[RommoR]

what's the use of upgrading OS if your current OS is still functioning properly

 

[kbronski]

Kinda like the gap between XP and 7, I think I'll wait until the next OS after 8 to make the jump.

 

[M1GU31]

what's the use of upgrading OS if your current OS is still functioning properly

New features or if you got a outdated os that's not supported by applications anymore, that's basicly it. Anyways I love the sound of not having to move on untill 2020-2022 around there.Microsoft will most likely have a different better OS that I might have more interest in by then.

 

[andyparks]

I'm not buying it only if Microsoft starts giving touch screen monitors with it as that's the only way you can use it right and to its full potential..have you seen all the new notebooks coming out with windows 8 installed what are they.... touch screen so what dose that tell you about windows 8

 

[galaxys]

Will not buy it, but MS can comp me : )

 

[Trinty]

At last ! There is only 2-3 versions of Windows 8 !

I hate this 1 milion versions of Windows 7 and Vista. With Starter you cant do anything.
Maybe you can do something with Home Premium and Pro, but that is not so good.
Windows XP have best versions. Only two : Home and Pro. I love this , there is not big difference between these versions. Now , that will be again in Win 8 !

Thanks for this information.
Trinty.

 

[M1GU31]

At last ! There is only 2-3 versions of Windows 8 !

I hate this 1 milion versions of Windows 7 and Vista. With Starter you cant do anything.
Maybe you can do something with Home Premium and Pro, but that is not so good.
Windows XP have best versions. Only two : Home and Pro. I love this , there is not big difference between these versions. Now , that will be again in Win 8 !

Thanks for this information.
Trinty.

home premium is pretty much all you need unless your going to be doing stuff with severs then you would go with ultimate and the only difference in pro that i saw that you could use was like to join a domain and this other window which i can't exactly remember atm had to do something with like managing attributes not sure atm. Also that ultimate has bitlocker but that is irrelevant to me since i can just download and use truecrypt as a free alternative that does the same thing. So basically what i'm trying to say that win 7 versions like ultimate and pro have more to do with networking which people who don't really manage a network besides stuff like grouping pcs through home group which works fabulous in win 7 home premium and i have it so everybody can connect to the printer in my room and use it and transfer files in between pcs and the xbox is able to get music from the library and play it through the stream on the xbox. Home Premium imho is really good for what your getting for,especially for my necessities. Ultimate is perfect for managing a small network that involves being connected to a domain and such and enterprise is for really big networks which i got to play around in my tech class since we were learning networking and making domains and administrating them and pretty fun for me since I got to mess with domains and such and making a admin account in our schools domain so I could manage it so our instructor could teach us how to use it and such.

 

[smarteyeball]

Finally something sensible and crowd pleasing that's coming out of the Windows 8 release

 

[Solarstarshines]

Just not having the Start button vs Slider is enough for me to say no Im not touch screen or tablet friendly i got sausage fingers and i have a hard enough time making simple cell texts :shock:

 

[Hanna 1]

I'm with you freinds, but there is one more flavour of win8(Entreprise edition:

Microsoft Windows 8 will only have four versions | TechRepublic

 

[pparks1]

Was just coming out here to post about the fourth flavor now announced. We will get to 8 yet.

 

[jimbo45]

Was just coming out here to post about the fourth flavor now announced. We will get to 8 yet.

Hi there.
The feature I'm currently using A LOT (almost 3 times a week) is the Windows to go.

No mention of this in any of the 3 or 4 versions ( Or will it become like "Heinz Baked Beans" -- great stuff but in the early 70's their advertising slogan was "Heinz -- 57 varieties" so we all wondered what would they do if they added another brand " !!).

Heinz - Trivia

BTW after a stint in the UK I'm addicted to Baked Beans -- obviously in common with loads of others.

From the Heinz site :

How many cans of baked beans does Heinz sell every day in the U.K. alone?

In the U.K., Beanz Meanz Heinz.

A staggering 1.5 million cans of Heinz Baked Beans are sold every day in the U.K.

Cheers

jimbo.