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Well, with my first look at Vista that was posted here on Mobility Site a few weeks back, I in a way became the guy for Windows Vista here on Mobility Site.

With that being said when I saw the news of the different versions of Vista that will be released posted over on Engadget, I knew I had to share the news with everyone here.

It looks like there will be 8 versions available, and while that may seem like a ton, remember that right now we have: XP Home, XP Pro, XP MCE, XP 64bit, XP Corp, XP Tablet. For Windows Vista, it looks like the 8 will be (from Engadget):

Windows Starter 2007 – Vista without Aero, probably meant for developing nations.

Windows Vista Home Basic – Basic Windows Vista for your single PC fam, doesn’t sound like much going on here. Analagous to XP Home.

Windows Vista Home Basic N – European version of the same, but without Media Player (because of antitrust rulings against MS in the EU).

Windows Vista Home Premium – This is the one we’re all probably gonna own. It’s got Media Center functionality, Cable Card support, the whole home-media shebang.

Windows Vista Business – Think of it as XP Pro, but Vista.

Windows Vista Business N – Think of it as XP Pro, but Vista, but Euro.

Windows Vista Enterprise – Business version of Vista with numerous enterprise features, like Virtual PC, volume encryption, etc.

Windows Vista Ultimate – Love that name. This one does all of the above (and more); what else do you need to know?

Looks like a good lineup to me at least, most will probably be sporting Vista Home Basic I would think, but Vista Home Premium may be a great upgrade as well.

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