Paul Thurrott向我們公布了一條比較讓人吃驚的消息:Windows Vista產品正式發布后,可能有七個以上的版本分別.但到目前為止,我們只拿到了三個:Vista Starter Edition---主要針對低級市場,和XP SE一樣,一次只能運行3個程序;Vista Home Basic Edition---有點像現在的XP HomeEdition. 更有意思的是微軟模仿Intel推出了一個Ultimate Edition.


Windows Vista Starter Edition

• Only sold in emerging markets
  
• Very feature limited
  
• Only 3 simultaneous applications running
  

Windows Vista Home Basic Edition

• Equivalent to XP Home
  
• Includes firewall, parental controls, Security Center, Movie Maker, Photo Library and more
  
• For first time buyer / budget conscious
  

Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

• Everything from Vista Home Basic
  
• Adds DVD video authoring, HDTV support, DVD ripping support
  
• Similar to current XP Media Center edition but with added features
  

Windows Vista Professional Edition

• Aimed at the business consumer
  
• Can join domain, has IIS web server
  
• Akin to XP Pro
  

Windows Vista Small Business Edition

• Designed for small businesses without IT staff
  
• Backup and Shadow Copy support, Castle and server-join networking, and PC fax and scanning utility
  
• Pre-paid access to the Windows Live! Small Business or Microsoft Office Live! subscription services
  

Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

• Optimized for the enterprise
  
• Ships with Virtual PC & the multi-language user interface (MUI)
  
• Aimed at business decision makers, IT managers and decision makers, and information workers/general business users.
  

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

• "The best operating system ever offered for a personal PC"
  
• Superset of both Vista Home Premium and Vista Pro Edition
  
• Podcasting application, Game Performance Tweaker, possible free music/movie downloads

全文翻譯

Windows Vista Starter Edition —— Windows Vista 初級版（我更愿意叫它殘廢版!）
·Only sold in emerging markets —— 僅在低級市場銷售
·Very feature limited —— 功能限制
·Only 3 simultaneous applications running —— 只能同時運行3個程序

Windows Vista Home Basic Edition —— Windows Vista 基礎家庭版
·Equivalent to XP Home —— 相當于現在的XP家庭版
·Includes firewall, parental controls, Security Center, Movie Maker, Photo Library and more —— 包括防火墻, 家長監督, 安全中心, 電影制作,  相片收藏和更多功能
·For first time buyer / budget conscious —— 使初次購買的買家能明明白白的購買 （我也不知道什么意思~瞎翻譯的^_^）

Windows Vista Home Premium Edition ——  Windows Vista 家庭優惠版
·Everything from Vista Home Basic —— 包含Windows Vista 基礎家庭版的所有功能
·Adds DVD video authoring, HDTV support, DVD ripping support —— 增加DVD 影像創作, HDTV支持, DVD riping支持
·Similar to current XP Media Center edition but with added features —— 與當前的XP Media Center edition （XP媒體中心版）相似但還會增加更多功能

Windows Vista Professional Edition —— Windows Vista 專業版
·Aimed at the business consumer —— 針對企業消費者
·Can join domain, has IIS web server —— 可以添加域，擁有Internet信息服務（也就是IIS服務器）
·Akin to XP Pro —— 類似于XP專業版

Windows Vista Small Business Edition —— Windows Vista 小型商業版
·Designed for small businesses without IT staff —— 為沒有IT員工的小型企業設計（讀不懂這句話）
·Backup and Shadow Copy support, Castle and server-join networking, and PC fax and scanning utility —— 支持備份和Shadow Copy（這個功能我不知是什么，直譯為“復制陰影”），擁有Castle（城堡）、服務器加入網絡、PC傳真機掃描等多種功能。（由于不是專業人士，一些新增功能我也不大能讀懂，各位多多包涵~）
·Pre-paid access to the Windows Live! Small Business or Microsoft Office Live! subscription services —— （我實在不知怎么翻譯，個人認為就是兩個公司在網絡上處理一些商業上的事宜。）

Windows Vista Enterprise Edition  —— Windows Vista 企業版
·Optimized for the enterprise —— 最有效的應用于企業中
·Ships with Virtual PC & the multi-language user interface (MUI) —— 虛擬PC & 多語言用戶界面(MUI)
·Aimed at business decision makers, IT managers and decision makers, and information workers/general business users. —— 針對企業決策者、IT經理、決策者、信息工作者和普通企業用戶。

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition —— Windows Vista 最終版（怎么象游戲一樣？還有最終版！）
·"The best operating system ever offered for a personal PC" —— “為給人電腦提供有史以來最好的操作系統”
·Superset of both Vista Home Premium and Vista Pro Edition —— Windows Vista 家庭優惠版和Windows Vista 專業版的集合體
·Podcasting application, Game Performance Tweaker, possible free music/movie downloads —— Podcasting 應用, 游戲性能調整, 免費下載可允許的音樂和電影。

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