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    Is Nine Flavors of Windows 8 Enough or Overkill? Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andy Patrizio, Mar 7, 2012.

  1. Andy Patrizio

    Andy Patrizio Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Andy Patrizio, Mar 7, 2012
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  2. MidnightSun

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    Seeing as MS hasn't made any official announcement yet, those could very well be remnants from Windows 7, with a couple added. Besides, the consumer won't actually be presented with all these options, so I don't see it as a huge concern. Windows Starter needs to be axed, though...
     
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  3. Geekz

    Geekz Notebook Deity

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    although technically these are the same in terms of features though

    Windows 8 Ultimate
    Windows 8 Enterprise Eval
    Windows 8 Enterprise

    same with windows 7 except for the eval version (which i assume is the same except you can't ethically use for production)

    and i agree, I don't really see the point in windows starter (they could just put a home basic or home premium in there with a 30 day activation limit).
     
    Geekz, Mar 8, 2012
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  4. Generic User #2

    Generic User #2 Notebook Deity

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    I was always under the impression that Starter editions were for emerging markets(like central africa emerging markets....).

    Atom users can suck it. Starter edition(like IE6) needs to burn.
     
    Generic User #2, Mar 8, 2012
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  5. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    Lets be realistic. The OEM's are going to decide for the consumer in most cases. I would imagine "Home Premium" accounts for most installations and that consumers really don't care. I think they are over analyzing it on both sides.
     
    hfm, Mar 13, 2012
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    The three editions that were added are
    Windows 8 on ARM - Self explanatory. For ARM devices. OEM only.
    Enterprise Eval - Evaluation edition of Enterprise. This really doesn't deserve its own edition, but oh well.
    Professional Plus - idk.

    So if Professional Plus is a retail edition, consumers have one additional choice to worry about, not three.
     
    Pseudorandom, Mar 13, 2012
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  7. yknyong1

    yknyong1 Radiance with Radeon

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    In fact the more versions the better for consumers. That would mean more price points and paying less to get features the consumers require. However, things could go the other way too...
     
    yknyong1, Mar 14, 2012
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