- Oct 9, 1999
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Microsoft has finally announced the SKUs for Win8:
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/.../04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx
Windows 8: The successor to Win7 Home Premium, so this is the base version of Windows 8.
Windows 8 Pro: The professional edition, all of Win8's features except Media Center, plus all the other features you'd expect in a Pro SKU. If you want Media Center you have to buy the DLC.
Windows 8 Enterprise: The enterprise/volume license edition. Effectively Win8 Pro + additional features
Unnamed Windows 8 for emerging markets: Language locked to only the emerging markets it's published in. No idea whether it's the replacement for Starter or a really cheap version of Win8.
Windows RT: The OS formerly known as Windows on ARM. This is the ARM edition of Win8. The RT stands for Windows Runtime, which means that WinRT is the abbreviation for both the OS and the runtime.
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/.../04/16/announcing-the-windows-8-editions.aspx
Windows 8: The successor to Win7 Home Premium, so this is the base version of Windows 8.
Windows 8 Pro: The professional edition, all of Win8's features except Media Center, plus all the other features you'd expect in a Pro SKU. If you want Media Center you have to buy the DLC.
Windows 8 Enterprise: The enterprise/volume license edition. Effectively Win8 Pro + additional features
Unnamed Windows 8 for emerging markets: Language locked to only the emerging markets it's published in. No idea whether it's the replacement for Starter or a really cheap version of Win8.
Windows RT: The OS formerly known as Windows on ARM. This is the ARM edition of Win8. The RT stands for Windows Runtime, which means that WinRT is the abbreviation for both the OS and the runtime.