Before they release their next version of Windows. Well I use Windows XP Professional and back when I bought it came in two versions - Home and Professional. It was quite easy to choose from. Now that I want to buy Vista Retail for my new assembled PC, I am quite disgusted at Microsoft's Vista version lineup. After a thorough research http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/default.mspx I realized that I need Vista Business and some features of Vista Ultimate. Ofcourse they are all there in Windows XP professional. But hey support for XP will be withdrawn soon! So ultimately I have to buy Vista Ultimate which costs a fortune (for me atleast) and fairly more than Vista Business. So here is what you have to choose from Vista Home Basic Vista Home Premium Vista Business Vista Ultimate Vista Enterprise They are just like selling a car with one version without tyres and windshields, the other with tyres but without windshieds, another version has all but seats and so forth. Ofcourse cars come with various versions but remember every car has minimum requirements fulfilled. You pay more for accessories. Not parts that are mandatory. Whats more disgusting is the guys who sell these software at the retail store know nothing about what versions contains what or how they are different. They are only there to shove the product. Nothing more, nothing less. Now with the next version of Windows we may expect something like this - considering they name the version Viena (from the other thread) Windows Viena Kids Windows Viena HW (Housewives) Windows Viena Family (Extra features so that grandma can chat) Windows Viena Community (A whole community can buy 500 licenses bulk and have a few more features like detecting dog breed from a scanned image of dog shit) Windows Viena Gay (Ofcourse if you are a woman it will be illegal to hold a license of this version, you can however acquire one by paying more or through Microsoft Go Gay system) Windows Viena Les (The reverse - will have vibrator drivers built in) Windows Viena STR8 Windows Vienna Corporate (You have to use it always in a formal dress or the PC will give a message and shut down) Windows Vienna Business (All features of corporate but you can use this wearing a brief only - considering you are running your business from hawaii beach) Windows Vienna Storm (The ultimate version that will create a storm in the user's mind and will take computing to a next level) Microsoft you really need to think about NOT to confuse your users by your silly product classifications and provide us with software that have standard features and are affordable. Its useless shouting at a wall anyways!
Viena House Wife? LOL what will that have on? how to cook a dinner? how to be the perfect wife? how to find a man?
I guess some people feel the need to provide job security for themselves. Microsoft is still working on Vista bugs. Imagine how many bugs that will need attention with all these versions. Now that's what I call a 10 year contract! GM move over, there's a bigger incompetence in town!
"Whats more disgusting is the guys who sell these software at the retail store know nothing about what versions contains what or how they are different. They are only there to shove the product. Nothing more, nothing less." Yea I totally see that! I went into futureshop/bestbuy and their staff dont know diddly.
really nice and funny ...... nice message..... Microsoft is commercial ...Very nice feed back abt Vista
Microsoft is just employing the technique of market segmentation. By differentiating the same product into many versions with or without some features, they are effectively capturing a bigger size of the market at a better profit. This is in contrast to a commodity where it is one kind one price.
Windows Viena HW (Housewives) This is funny but as you have already said it is useless shouting as this is their way to market the precious product.
And probably because they have no real competetors. It is said that the more you confuse your potential customer with a variation of the same product (be it even a pack of juice), they will less likely buy it and opt for a different one. But when it comes to an OS, you really do not have too many choices other than MS and ultimately have to suck it up, burp and boot. Thats why they can afford to sell cars without tyres and we go WOW! at their market segmentation.