Uhm, maybe WTF should be replaced by “.. And How I Hoped It Should Be Offered”.

The latest version of Microsoft Windows, Windows 7, was released a while ago. I’m a Mac user at home, and Ubuntu user at work, but this release of Microsoft Windows, and the many words I heard about it, made me want to try this particular version.

OK read, I have not used Windows 7 yet, when I was writing this.

So, the first thing I figured I would check is what editions are they offering. To my shock, I see all these (ref: Wikipedia):

  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Ultimate

Horror! How am I going to choose from them? And that does not include the upgrade editions from Windows Vista to Windows 7 (ref: Wikipedia).

Although they have a comparison chart widely available (ref: Wikipedia), it still makes me scratch my balls.

Here’s a little thought, what I think they should do:

  • Offer very few editions, say maybe Basic, Home, Professional.
  • Have a marketplace or store of some sort, allowing users to get what extra features they want in their edition, with a price (I can’t say free can I, Microsoft?)

I would prefer that, it reduces all the complexity of choosing that many different editions, which is a pain, in my opinion.

What do you think?


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