Windows Vista is
available in six different marketing editions. With the exception of
Windows Vista Starter, all editions support both 32-bit (x86)
and 64-bit (x64) processor architectures.
On 5
September 2006, Microsoft announced USD pricing for the four editions
available through retail-channels It has made available new license and
upgrade-license SKUs for each edition.
Microsoft
characterizes the packaging for the retail-editions of Windows Vista as
"designed to be user-friendly, [...] a hard plastic container that will
protect the software inside for life-long use" The case opens sideways
to reveal the Windows Vista DVD suspended in a clear plastic case. The
Windows Vista disc itself uses a holographic design similar to the discs
that Microsoft has produced since Windows 98.
Containing
all features from Home Basic and similar to WinXP MCE, this edition
also supports additional features aimed for the homemarket segment, such
as support for HDTV and DVD-authoring. It also includes games, support
for mobile and tablet PCs, for network projectors, for touchscreens, and
for auxiliary displays (via Windows SideShow), and a utility to
schedule backups. Home Premium supports 10 simultaneous SMB peer-network
connections (compared to 5 in Home Basic).The version of Meeting
Space included also allows for interaction (in Home Basic, one may only
view meetings). This edition has functionality comparable to that
of Windows XP Media Center Edition. Like Home Basic, it supports only
one physical CPU, but multiple cores. 64-bit Home Premium supports up to
16 GB of RAM.
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