Microsoft reveal final Windows 8 name and number of editions – 5

[steve2470]

http://www.windows8update.com/2012/04/16/windows-8-update-microsoft-reveal-final-windows-8-name-and-number-of-editions/?awt_l=BdjIw&awt_m=3irVni_Mlp5gY18

In a new blog post today on the Windows Team blog, Microsoft have finally shed light on both the final name for Windows 8 and what the different SKU's for Windows will be.

Let's start with the name:

Drumroll...... Windows 8 is the official product name for the next x86/64 editions of Windows.

<snip>

Next, there will be 5 versions of Windows 8.

*more at link above*

[PoliticAverse]

1. Darn, I had guessed it would be "Windows Skip this Version wait for 9". n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. That gets my vote n/t

[hobbit709]

3. That seems to be their modus operandi

3.1 worked, 95 had problems
98 worked, ME majorly sucked
2000 and XP really were the same, Vista was an abomination
7 works, 8 probably will be a PITA

As far as that goes, I have yet to see anything that 7 does that I can't do on XP

[PoliticAverse]

4. Yes XP was so good that many people are still running it. Microsoft has extended xp support to 2014.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/endofsupport.aspx

[wandy]

7. This is good news!......

My 6 year old XP pro PC just got retired, having never seen the 'blue screen of death'. And it had the daylights beaten out of it.
My experiences with Vista were not rewarding.
What I've seen of Win 7 didn't impress me.
Win 8 sounds like Vista on bad drugs.

Yippee. Oh boy, goody goody! Yes, Yes, YES I love it.

One more year to get comfortable with Linux!

[steve2470]

5. Microsoft Screws Up Windows 8

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403168,00.asp

By John C. Dvorak
April 17, 2012

On Microsoft's Windows blog, communications manager Brandon LeBlanc outlined the new Windows 8 editions. This time, instead of presenting a half dozen choices, Microsoft streamlines its offerings. While this appears to simplify matters, it actually confuses things because Microsoft totally dropped the ball by omitting Media Center from both releases.

Media Center ought to be included with everything Microsoft does. Now, it is a vague add-on only for the Pro edition. Why? I'll get to that. First, let's look at the more obvious screw up: Windows RT, the Windows on ARM offering.

Windows RT is the third version of the product. It's built specifically to run a faux-Windows on the ARM chip. It should not be named Windows at all. You cannot run any x86 code on it and it's designed specifically for tablets. Perhaps it should be named Win-blet or Tab-dows or WARM (Windows for ARM). WARM would actually sound commercial. Or how about dredging up the old WinPAD moniker and actually using it?

And what, exactly, does RT stand for? In the blog post, it's never revealed, so I did some research and discovered that it means Windows Run Time. It's based on some new code that sounds more like an old-fashioned program loader with a nifty front-end than an operating system. Whatever it is and whatever the case, it's confusing. Why would Microsoft waste the letters RT when it should be eventually used to mean "real time?" Microsoft should be working on a real time OS someday rather than "run time" cheats. Windows RT also represents a confusing call back to Windows NT. Isn't this obvious to Microsoft? Seriously, the company needs to rethink this Windows RT nomenclature.

[anti-alec]

8. My dad wanted Windows 8.

I told him - get a Windows phone - it'll do the same damn thing.

We both run 7, and we like it.

Whatever 8 offers, I'm ignoring it - already gotten bad reviews during the beta version.

It'll be yet another ME - a flop.

[Dead_Parrot]

6. "Angry Fruit Salad"

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...was the handle one Register reader coined. I had hopes they might adopt it.
Oh well.

[anti-alec]

9. My dad once got a Windows phone

It was awful and was returned the very next day.

This? This is a joke. A very bad joke. I expect M$ stock to fall down flat on that.