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Windows 7 versions shouldn't be confusing
There's an interesting history of the different releases and versions of Windows over on Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Hardware 2.0 blog.
As Windows has developed there have been more and more versions of the same release. There was only one Windows 98 but now there are around eight for Vista (depending on whether you consider 64-bit to be a distinct version). Some of that is due to the merging of the home and business lines but there are still three main home versions: Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate.
The confusion has to be a bad thing from the point of view of ordinary users. I've been told by people that they've got Windows 97 many times having mistaken the Office splash screen for Windows. I wonder how many people really know whether they have Home Basic or Premium. That's a problem if I tell them to try out hand writing recognition.
I agree with Adrian that Windows 7 should have a much simpler approach.
Looks like there are 6 versions in total now. Almost the same name ones as Vista.
posted-by W7 | February 4, 2009 12:46 PM
Shouldn't be confusing? Apparently you don't know much about Microsoft products!
posted-by Rundll Error | February 14, 2009 3:22 AM
So is Windows 7 going to take over Vista as the preferred OS?
bring back deleted files
posted-by JDans | March 2, 2009 8:25 PM