Whatever happened to Vista Basic?
With new mini-notebook computers being released what seems like every hour, each touting the simplicity of Windows XP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP), I have to ask: why aren't they running a basic version of Windows Vista (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista) instead?
Vista Home Basic was supposed to be the budget version of Vista, free of fancy visual effects, which should have been fine for low-cost, low-powered computers. For emerging markets, an even more streamlined version is available, called Vista Starter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_editions), which is designed for older systems. Neither looks ideal for the current wave of low-cost mini-notebooks, but couldn't Micosoft have trimmed Home Basic or beefed up Starter to fill this niche?
While I'm no fan of Vista, I find it bizarre that Vista, which supposedly could run on any modern computer (albeit in reduced form), is not running on these spanking new mini-notebooks. To me, this reveals an extreme failure by Microsoft to anticipate market demand, which is ironic given their push with handheld ultra-mobile PCs. Basically, they promoted small computers without building an operating system for them.
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Whatever happened to Vista Basic?
posted by Sumocat at 6/05/2008 04:21:00 PM
2 Comments:
I totally agree with you. I have a lot of problem with windows vista too... What is going on with microsoft...?
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Anonymous, at 6/16/2008 09:08:00 PM
Actually, I have no problem with Vista because I don't use it. I'm just questioning why it isn't running on these mini-notebooks when it's available in lighter versions.
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Sumocat, at 6/16/2008 09:16:00 PM
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