Thursday, April 28, 2011

Microsoft returning to its Windows versioning hell

Word is that even as early versions of Windows 8 is being leaked to the web and we head towards a possible fall public beta that Microsoft could be returning to its ridiculous versioning scheme for the new Windows.
Not only are they preparing for RM version but also versions that won’t include Internet Explorer. From The Next Web and WinRumors we get the full list of the different versions we can expect:
  • ARM.Starter=00342
  • ARM.StarterN=00345
  • ARM.StarterE=00348
  • ARM.HomeBasic=00346
  • ARM.HomeBasicN=00358
  • ARM.HomeBasicE=00349
  • ARM.HomePremium=00359
  • ARM.HomePremiumN=00362
  • ARM.HomePremiumE=00351
  • ARM.Professional=00371
  • ARM.ProfessionalN=00376
  • ARM.ProfessionalE=00352
  • ARM.Enterprise=00392
  • ARM.EnterpriseN=00403
  • ARM.EnterpriseE=00355
  • ARM.Ultimate=00426
  • ARM.UltimateN=00432
  • ARM.UltimateE=00356
Read more: Winextra