JOhnson Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I was browsing the internet looking for a good anti-virus software and I took a look in pcworld.co.uk and see this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/editorial...lar-products-hp ... getting like amazon pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for £44.99p or Professional for £89.99p ... im not spamming but just thought that maybe some of the uk members might be interested at the same time I have a question ... why are they doing this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err0r Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 cause win vista = fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I think it's part of the business practice. Looks like a good bargain there. They are E editions, and from what I read they don't include the Internet Explorer. Regardless, I like the ultimate edition better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaharu_ Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Fanfare - Europe only get the E editions because we're special The Ultimate edition for the most part is pointless; you get AppLocker (a set of Group Policy settings built on Software Restriction Policies, to restrict which applications can run on a corporate network, including the ability to restrict based on the application's version number or publisher), BitLocker Drive Encryption (pointless), BranchCache Distributed Cache (a branch-office cache system for files stored on central file servers), DirectAccess (VPN for IPv6), Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (woo!), Multilingual User Interface Pack (for those of you who forget to set the right language on install or you are multi-lingual) and Virtual Hard Disk Booting (why?!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh` Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I don't care WHY I just know I have mine preordered haha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanfare Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Takaharu, I completely agree with you that the ultimate editon is merely of "extra useless addons" for home and small business consumers. I guess I'm one of the I-want-it-all individuals that can't resist the temptation of it. Edited July 22, 2009 by Fanfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOhnson Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Fanfare - Europe only get the E editions because we're special The Ultimate edition for the most part is pointless; you get AppLocker (a set of Group Policy settings built on Software Restriction Policies, to restrict which applications can run on a corporate network, including the ability to restrict based on the application's version number or publisher), BitLocker Drive Encryption (pointless), BranchCache Distributed Cache (a branch-office cache system for files stored on central file servers), DirectAccess (VPN for IPv6), Subsystem for Unix-based Applications (woo!), Multilingual User Interface Pack (for those of you who forget to set the right language on install or you are multi-lingual) and Virtual Hard Disk Booting (why?!!). so I take it you dont like "Windows 7" takaharu_ and wont be buying it at them prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I think hes only talking about Windows 7 Ultimate, and not 7 in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaharu_ Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I do wonder about you sometimes, Johnson I said I find Windows 7 Ultimate pointless compared to the others. Didn't you notice the Windows 7 announcement I made in the Main News Section? My colleagues and I in the IT office at work pre-ordered Windows 7 Pro within minutes of each other, later told the IT manager when he arrived and the Dialler manager when he came to have a chat. Starter is an operating system. Home Basic adds Aero, desktop wallpapers, fast user switching, multiple monitors and Mobility Center. Home Premium adds a few more gubbings but Pro includes (amongst other things) XP Mode - a virtual machine package for Windows Virtual PC containing a pre-installed, licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 as its guest OS. Pre-installed integration components allow applications running within the virtualized environment to appear as if running directly on the host, sharing the native desktop and Start Menu of Windows 7 as well as participating in file type associations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOhnson Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I do wonder about you sometimes, Johnson I said I find Windows 7 Ultimate pointless compared to the others. Didn't you notice the Windows 7 announcement I made in the Main News Section? My colleagues and I in the IT office at work pre-ordered Windows 7 Pro within minutes of each other, later told the IT manager when he arrived and the Dialler manager when he came to have a chat. Starter is an operating system. Home Basic adds Aero, desktop wallpapers, fast user switching, multiple monitors and Mobility Center. Home Premium adds a few more gubbings but Pro includes (amongst other things) XP Mode - a virtual machine package for Windows Virtual PC containing a pre-installed, licensed copy of Windows XP SP3 as its guest OS. Pre-installed integration components allow applications running within the virtualized environment to appear as if running directly on the host, sharing the native desktop and Start Menu of Windows 7 as well as participating in file type associations. Im not the best fella when it comes to reading (sorry) so your saying to me GET IT ... yes or no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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