Archive for September 12th, 2005
Great News for IT Staff
According to this Windows IT Pro article (via Engadet). Windows Sysadmins will have multiple new Windows Vista versions to deal with. That's right - no longer will you have to tear your hair out fighting issues with convincing the faculty/staff/students you support to get XP Professional instead of XP Home, now you'll be able to choose from a support nightmare of seven different versions!
- Windows Vista Starter Edition
- Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
- Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
- Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
- Windows Vista Small Business Edition
- Windows Vista Professional Edition
- Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
All brought to you by Microsoft, creators of other fine Marketing products in the past, like "Microsoft BOB"
Bonus commentary from the jabber chatroom:
Brian: hey, maybe ultimate edition will come in a nice collector's tin with a few free trading cards
Jason M: ooooo
Jason M: maybe holo foils
Margaret: gotta catch 'em all
Jason Y: just what I've always wanted - holographic foils of the Microsoft Executives
Jason Y: that might could generate revenue though, people will have to buy multiple Ultimate editions to collect the whole set
I wonder if Robert Scoble will get his own card?