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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The Microsoft Vista choice
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Microsoft’s Vista, the operating system that will replace XP, should be available by January. Well, maybe it will, maybe it won’t. But smart computer users will wait for a month or two after the release anyway - let the other guy experience the opening day bugs and long waits at tech support lines.
Besides, it may take you that long to decide if you want what Microsoft calls a Vista Capable PC or a Premium Ready PC. Yeap, there’s more technobabble to navigate. But at least Microsoft was clear about the requirements for PC hardware - finally.
Here’s a Microsoft page that sets out what you need to run Vista.
Here’s my boiled down translation of Vista Capable and Premium Ready. Vista Capable works just fine with Vista, Premium Ready will be able to take advantage of all the fancy graphics upgrades in Vista. If you want a more detailed version of the differences - hey I don’t blame you - here’s the long version.
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