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It is confirmed that Windows 7 will have the following versions:
- Starter – Similar to Home Basic, no Aero enhancements but it will feature the new taskbar and be fairly bare bones but feature most things that Home Basic will have. This version will only allow 3 running applications at any given time. This will not be available in the US but will be for emerging markets. Expect this to be an extremely low cost option.
- Home Basic – Basically the unrestricted version of the Starter version (no limit on number of running applications). This will not be available in the US but will be for emerging markets as well.
- Home Premium – Will have all the Aero enhancements and will be the main option of choice for consumers in the US and several other countries. It will also include Windows Media Center, DVD playback, and multi-touch, among other things.
- Professional – Will feature everything Home Premium has plus things like domain support or ‘presentation mode’. This will be the second version highly marketed in the US and similar countries.
- Enterprise – Enterprise will have DirectAccess, BitLocker, the ability to boot from a virtual hard drive, and everything else the Professional version has. It will be only available to businesses in volume.
- Ultimate – Basically like the Enterprise version but geared towards consumers. May also come with Ultimate extras though I can’t confirm it.
Basically, Home Premium and Professional versions will be widely marketed towards US consumers and most people won’t even know about the other versions except in certain markets where they are needed. Also note that each better version will contain all the features of the lesser version and more. For instance, Professional will have everything Home Premium has including Windows Media Center (which Vista Business didn’t include while Vista Home Premium did).
So while there may be 6 versions, it won’t be a big deal. The 6 versions are actually necessary to target different markets and provide a better choice for consumers globally. Read this article for more details.
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