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Vista pricing leaks out
News The posting indicates that the Home Basic edition of Windows Vista will be priced the same as Windows XP Home, at a price that equates to around £122.62. The upgrade to Windows Vista Basic is priced at the same rate as that for XP Home Edition...
[August 29, 2006, 8:45]
Acer: Vista is an excuse for Microsoft price hikes
News According to Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president of Acer, the issue is simply that the basic home edition of Vista, Home Basic, which is available for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk for £154.99, is so basic that users will be forced to move to...
[October 27, 2006, 13:35]
Here We Go Again...
Talkback Windows 7 "Starter Edition" has been lobotomized in a different way than Vista Home Basic was. Does this sound suspiciously like the "Vista Ready" / "Vista Capable" fiasco to anyone else? If you remove (Starter Edition) above, and substitute (Home...
[March 16, 2009, 8:34]
Microsoft announces pricing for Vista
News Pricing for full retail versions of the software will be Windows Vista Ultimate, $399; Windows Vista Business, $299; Windows Vista Home Premium, $239; and Windows Vista Home Basic, $199. Upgrades from Windows XP are priced at Windows Vista Ultimate...
[September 6, 2006, 9:10]
Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft
News Plaintiffs Dianne Kelley and Kenneth Hansen claim Microsoft was not telling the truth when it put the "Vista capable" logo on PCs that would only be capable of running Vista Home Basic. They contend that "Vista capable" implies that the machine is...
[November 28, 2007, 7:47]
Multiple versions of Windows 7 planned
News Unlike with Vista, however, the Home Basic version will be sold only in emerging markets. One specific criticism with the Vista packages was the fact that there were features in Home Premium that weren't in the pricier Vista Business edition.
[February 4, 2009, 9:20]
Vista's six versions finalised
News Consumers will also be able to buy either Vista Home Basic or Vista Home Premium, in addition to the Ultimate edition, while businesses will be able to choose Vista Business or, if they have a volume licensing deal, they can opt for a higher-end...
[February 27, 2006, 10:30]
Vista launch sees PC retail sales boost
News Notebooks loaded with Vista Home Premium accounted for 76 percent of all notebook PC sales, while Vista Home Basic represented only 16 percent, according to the report. It also noted that Vista Home Premium notebooks carried an average sales price...
[February 9, 2007, 8:56]
Vista shifts 20 million copies
News Vista comes in six flavours — Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, as well as a Starter Edition only sold on new PCs in emerging markets. Bruce Greenwood, vice president of notebooks and North American channel sales for HP...
[March 27, 2007, 10:43]
Microsoft offers Vista licence discount
News The cost for each of the additional PC licences is $50 (£25.29); for that amount, consumers can install the Home Premium version of Vista on the other PCs. Microsoft wants to get your whole house running Windows Vista.
[January 18, 2007, 7:33]
Windows Vista is in sync with your files review
Reviews Similar to the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), which handles all the graphical elements within Windows Vista, WCF is specifically tasked with handling all the communications elements — from basic networking to syncing files and folders with...
[February 1, 2007, 13:13]
10 things to consider before taking the Vista plunge
News For smaller businesses, the Windows Anytime Upgrade licence, which allows you to upgrade some editions of Vista to a higher edition, may be of interest (for example, you can upgrade Home Basic to Home Premium, or Business to Ultimate).
[August 31, 2006, 12:40]
Do tablets face a convertible future?
News The Premium version, which is based on Vista Home Basic, is similar to the Windows XP Media Centre Edition (XP MCE) but adds features designed for tablet PCs such as improved handwriting recognition and ability to use a tablet's stylus to pan...
[October 20, 2005, 19:45]
Win 7 on Netbooks? Easy to do.
Talkback Windows 7 will be out by the fall and it will make in-roads much faster to the business community than Vista ever did. I also predict that shrink-wrap sales will be much bigger simply because everybody that's had to deal with Vista on their CURRENT...
[March 20, 2009, 7:11]
Microsoft announces launch date for Windows 7
News As with past similar programmes, details on pricing will be up to individual computer makers, although Microsoft did say the upgrade programme will apply to Vista Home Premium and higher-priced editions (meaning not Windows Vista Basic).
[June 3, 2009, 8:28]
Upgrading to Windows Vista: Is Your Hardware Ready? - Are You?
White Papers Four retail versions either preload on a new PC purchase or one purchased separately; they are: Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, and Windows Vista Ultimate that can be included on a new PC purchase or...
[January 23, 2008, 10:31]
Upgrading to Windows Vista
White Papers Many users are attracted by the features available in higher editions of Vista, such as Vista Ultimate, but may have purchased a computer on which a lower edition of Vista such as Home Basic has been pre-installed.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
SymVPN v.1.00 for S60 3rd.
Downloads SymVPN 1.00 for S60 3rd: - provides individual users with secure access to their organization or home network; - targeted for use with VPN Servers that support PPTP protocol on Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux; - secures...
[December 9, 2008, 7:00]
A quick guide to Windows Vista Business Edition review
Reviews Like previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista will be sold in various editions: Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate, along with a special Starter Edition. If you need to work from home, Windows Vista builds upon the...
[December 6, 2006, 15:44]
Confusion over availability of 64-bit Vista
News However, customers who purchase the retail version of Vista Home Basic, Home Premium or Business don't have the option of buying the 64-bit version directly. Microsoft is keen to stir up enthusiasm for Windows Vista, but when it comes to the 64-bit...
[February 20, 2007, 8:30]
