Vista released to manufacturing

Jeffbx · 11-08-2006, 12:34 PM

Just got this mail from my MS rep:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Microsoft dude

All – just a quick note to let you know that Windows Vista has released to manufacturing today. (Office 2007 was RTM last week).

Vista will be broadly available as a stand-alone product or preinstalled on PCs on January 30, 2007; and will be made available to Volume License customers in November, 2006 – later this month!

For more info see: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/

For technical info see: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/win...a/default.mspx

For developers see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/

Thesifer · 11-08-2006, 01:26 PM

So what was it they did to fix the "Volume License" Pirate Problem? (Of which pirating I think could be fixed and income greatly increased by just lowering the price of their product, but that's neither here nor there.)

Jeffbx · 11-08-2006, 02:14 PM

Looks like they have a few different licensing options. Here's one that will defeat all of the corporate users who 'borrow' a license for home:

KMS - Key Management Service: "You must have a minimum of 25 Windows Vista computers connected together to use the KMS, and all computers will be required to check back to the central service twice per year to stay activated."

There's also MAK - Multiple Activation Keys - has x number of activations assigned to it. Once they are used up, no other machine can use that key. I'm guessing this is replacing the MSDN type usage for developers or partners.

renovation · 11-08-2006, 03:54 PM

just got this in a news letter !

When Windows Vista is available to consumers, it will have the following pricing:

Windows Vista Home Basic will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $199, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $99.95. Home Basic does not include a number of Vista features, such as the Aero interface.

Windows Vista Home Premium will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $239, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $159.

Windows Vista Business, which includes a variety of tools and features aimed at corporate users, will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $299, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $199.

Windows Vista Ultimate, which includes all of the major features of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Home Premium, will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $399, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $259.

The volume pricing for Windows Vista Enterprise has not yet been announced.

IN THE SAME NEWS LETTER WAS THIS STATEMENT AND I ABOUT FELL ON THE FLOOR !

(Vista has been five years in the making, and represents the longest lag time between releases of Windows in Microsoft's history. The company has said that it does not expect the development of the next release of Windows to take nearly as long as this one did. Although Microsoft is not committing to timetables, company officials have said that they are targeting a time frame closer to two years than five years for the next OS release. )
link -http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004886&pageNumber=1

InfiniteNothing · 11-09-2006, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renovation

Although Microsoft is not committing to timetables, company officials have said that they are targeting a time frame closer to two years than five years for the next OS release.

Hmmm. That's no good. I guess I will hold out for Windows XP SP 4

11-08-2006, 01:26 PM	#2
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	So what was it they did to fix the "Volume License" Pirate Problem? (Of which pirating I think could be fixed and income greatly increased by just lowering the price of their product, but that's neither here nor there.) __________________

11-08-2006, 03:54 PM	#4
renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	just got this in a news letter ! When Windows Vista is available to consumers, it will have the following pricing: Windows Vista Home Basic will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $199, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $99.95. Home Basic does not include a number of Vista features, such as the Aero interface. Windows Vista Home Premium will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $239, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $159. Windows Vista Business, which includes a variety of tools and features aimed at corporate users, will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $299, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $199. Windows Vista Ultimate, which includes all of the major features of Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Home Premium, will have a suggested retail price for the full-packaged product of $399, with a suggested upgrade retail price of $259. The volume pricing for Windows Vista Enterprise has not yet been announced. IN THE SAME NEWS LETTER WAS THIS STATEMENT AND I ABOUT FELL ON THE FLOOR ! (Vista has been five years in the making, and represents the longest lag time between releases of Windows in Microsoft's history. The company has said that it does not expect the development of the next release of Windows to take nearly as long as this one did. Although Microsoft is not committing to timetables, company officials have said that they are targeting a time frame closer to two years than five years for the next OS release. ) link -http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004886&pageNumber=1 __________________ You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail

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11-08-2006, 02:14 PM	#3
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	Looks like they have a few different licensing options. Here's one that will defeat all of the corporate users who 'borrow' a license for home: KMS - Key Management Service: "You must have a minimum of 25 Windows Vista computers connected together to use the KMS, and all computers will be required to check back to the central service twice per year to stay activated." There's also MAK - Multiple Activation Keys - has x number of activations assigned to it. Once they are used up, no other machine can use that key. I'm guessing this is replacing the MSDN type usage for developers or partners.

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