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Are there really too many Windows editions?
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Are there really too many Windows editions?  Loverock Davidson | 10/10/08
Yeah!  TedKraan | 10/10/08
Never too many distros  n0neXn0ne | 10/10/08
Too many... yes, really too!  Thempleton | 10/13/08
Of course there are!  linux for me | 10/10/08
Too many Windows editions?  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
There are really only two versions no matter how many labels.  Letophoro | 10/10/08
Right, it is just a lot of noise in order for MS to extract as much money  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Agreed  pico_D | 10/13/08
Yes there are too many versions!  BillDem | 10/14/08
Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Not sure what you're saying  Michael Kelly | 10/10/08
Talking $20 for the whole works. That is where it is heading.  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
You didn't read Ed's article??  mustang_z | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  lawryll@... | 10/10/08
From an end user point of view, why not just one, enable the features you  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Go to a Microsoft shareholder meeting and suggest that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
And, consumers do not give a sheeet about MS shareholders, they just want  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Markets  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Yes, in this case the term "absorbing the consumer surplus" is what you are  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
By the way Ed, you even understand this. It was YOU that noted that  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
No, I did not say that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Right, the who OS for $50, and "advanced" networking for $100. Last time I  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
@Ed  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 10/12/08
Not referring to technical limits  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/12/08
The problem with this analysis...  Jeremy W | 10/11/08
ZZZZzzzz OMG not another one...nt  USTechHead | 10/14/08
You're both right  John L. Ries | 10/11/08
one to many...  logic_earth | 10/11/08
A Modest Proposal  John L. Ries | 10/11/08
Micrsoft needs to make money in order ...  mwagner@... | 10/13/08
This Article is Tubed, Windows 7 will allow custom  Drakaran | 10/17/08
I'd love to go  Chad_z | 10/10/08
That would be a fine message  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Commodity  dragosani | 10/13/08
Windows hardware certainly IS a ...  mwagner@... | 10/13/08
@ mwagner: Whatchooo Talkin' Bout Willis?  Wolfie2K3 | 10/13/08
mwagner, you make no sense  bmerc | 10/15/08
He means proprietary Linux, bmerc...  JCitizen | 10/16/08
There is something fishy about this post  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Bingo!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Let's also not forget ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
That's my next installment!  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Can't wait. So the title will be: "How to sucker eager customers into  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
LOL - you just keep proving me right day-in-day-out - thank you! nt  USTechHead | 10/14/08
That is because there IS no real difference between the versions. The names  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
That's simply not true...  TedKraan | 10/10/08
Right, but the whole OS for 50 bucks, then fairly trivial pieces  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Two versions plus modular instal...  nhudd | 10/10/08
At what price?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
By component  inventingtech@... | 10/10/08
By component  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
Uh.. No.. They don't...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/14/08
Well, $20 bucks for everything. You see, MS must make it so applicaions run  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Donnie, Donnie, Donnie  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie. Sure, the whole OS, which is VERY complicated for $50,  DonnieBoy | 10/10/08
Look fool... Get it thru your head...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/14/08
Think like a fox, not like a sheep... or a wolf.  vulpine@... | 10/14/08
This is a perfect example of a failed analogy  bmerc | 10/15/08
Economies of scale - one version vs eight  BillDem | 10/14/08
It takes two and XP cannot be rid of  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Uh, look again  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Don't forget the "5th Beatle"  Wolfie2K3 | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  g_keramidas@... | 10/10/08
Your statistics are wrong  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Corrections  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
Your figures cannot be guaranteed  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Wrong  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/10/08
But the truth of matter is...  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Ye Gods! Give Ed a Break!  jaszman | 10/10/08
Do you have a job?  JoeMama_z | 10/10/08
There's less choices of Windows then colors of many products  beoz | 10/10/08
They are not confused, they don't see the value  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Not to pick on you...  beoz | 10/10/08
Comparing a graphics package to an OS is not the same  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
Acrobat not Creative Suite  logic_earth | 10/10/08
I guess you didn't read the second paragraph  Mr. Dee | 10/10/08
@Mr. Dee  logic_earth | 10/11/08
Yes. Period.  chaisty | 10/10/08
Three RETAIL versions only  Jaips | 10/10/08
I think you're flat-out wrong  John L. Ries | 10/11/08
Four versions is close  logic_earth | 10/11/08
You're not counting Server  John L. Ries | 10/13/08
Server is not part of this  logic_earth | 10/13/08
3 Editions is the norma.  dvarsam | 10/11/08
set match  logic_earth | 10/11/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  nospam@... | 10/11/08
Business Edition is a Crippled Rip-Off  Herb3 | 10/11/08
Ultimate == Home Premium + Business  logic_earth | 10/11/08
Maybe you are confused?  Herb3 | 10/12/08
Ultimate  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
extras are not features  rtk | 10/16/08
One Version I really Want...  zenwalker | 10/12/08
Version I really Want...  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  bklooste | 10/12/08
Nowhere as confusing as the linux landscape.  kraterz | 10/12/08
There's a major difference...  John L. Ries | 10/13/08
RE: Nowhere as confusing as the linux landscape.  richdave | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  varick | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  rolnmrbl@... | 10/13/08
There are really too many Windows versions.  D. W. Bierbaum | 10/13/08
The real worry....Microsoft subscriptions!  rolnmrbl@... | 10/13/08
Yes anything over zero...especially for Vista  mikifinaz1@... | 10/13/08
Linux is not "free."  gypkap@... | 10/13/08
I second this  gtg781w | 10/13/08
GNU/Linux is Free as in Lunch and Freedom  pogson | 10/13/08
Free is good!  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
RE: Linux is not "free."  richdave | 10/13/08
Really? In this century? You have to use a command line?  softwareFlunky | 10/13/08
I'd prefer one version period!  Narg | 10/13/08
Already Done  logic_earth | 10/13/08
We need only 2 versions  Randalllind | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  frankhartx | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  jhandel@... | 10/13/08
I'm a senior too  LesBater | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  ccfman2004 | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  mwagner@... | 10/13/08
I need to spam ZD-net, Ed Bott is a Joke  infenit101 | 10/13/08
They could care less about Vista too  johnnydoe1894 | 10/13/08
Even 1 Version of Vista is 1 too many  johnnydoe1894 | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  Christian C Spence | 10/13/08
I think VISTA is a great OS....AND YOU GUYS ARE HATERS  infenit101 | 10/13/08
But on the other hand  Mahegan | 10/13/08
I don't know about too many, maybe just lost?  red400r | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  Dcarm | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  null | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  lkeene@... | 10/13/08
Yep - I agree - sort of like "home" and "professional"  Mahegan | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  chromeronin | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  chromeronin | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  DNSB | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  AnneLJohnson@... | 10/13/08
Amiga  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
The complete Windows version can't be worth what Microsoft charges,  softwareFlunky | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  wgrimes | 10/13/08
Simple Solution  NefNef | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  ManoaHI | 10/13/08
WHY  aussieblnd@... | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  bernard.baum@... | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  billcondie | 10/13/08
RE:NO WAY different version different use.!  swcrazy1@... | 10/13/08
Not too many Vistas TOO MANY LINUX LOL  swcrazy1@... | 10/13/08
How many linux versions are there???  swcrazy1@... | 10/13/08
pricing  pgit | 10/13/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  vulpine@... | 10/13/08
So easy when you don;t read...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/13/08
I would place the same argument...  vulpine@... | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  Beeeater | 10/14/08
Software Pirates love Windows pricing  rhon@... | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  Thexyone | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  thomasak001 | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  william_moose@... | 10/14/08
RE: add ins  gregzdnet | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  hotnhorny | 10/14/08
SA Customers Only  logic_earth | 10/14/08
One Basic Windows with "add on packages"  tony@... | 10/14/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  Farsite | 10/14/08
RUBBISH! You know nothing about retailing  graham.lv | 10/21/08
One version costs less, so charge less.  BillDem | 10/28/08
RE: Are there really too many Windows editions?  gennx30 | 11/11/08

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