gHacks technology news » ultimate extras http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:24:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Extra Money For Windows Vista Ultimate Is Finally Paying Off http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/24/the-extra-money-for-windows-vista-ultimate-is-finally-paying-off/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/24/the-extra-money-for-windows-vista-ultimate-is-finally-paying-off/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:19:52 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7198 Microsoft made lots of promises at the time when Windows Vista was released concerning the extras that Windows Vista Ultimate users would get. Only a handful of extras have been released since then and many Windows Vista Ultimate users are questioning the underlying business model. There are not any statistics on how many users bought Vista Ultimate because of the exclusive extras but there are surely some who spend the extra money in fear or missing essential tools and applications.

The Windows Vista Ultimate extras that have been released are Windows Dreamscene, a video background application, A Hold’Em Poker game, a puzzle game called Tinker that comes with an extra sound scheme, two additional sound schemes, various MUI language packs and the Bitlocker and EFS Enhancement tools.

And that’s it. The main focus seems to be on entertainment which is probably a sector that most Windows Vista Ultimate users do not care about. To be fair, Windows Vista Ultimate is the only edition of Windows Vista that provides all features of the operating system by combining Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Enterprise in one software package.

The reason for this post? Well Microsoft released new extras which have already been mentioned in the second paragraph: The Tinker game that includes the sound scheme and another Dreamscene package.

Users who bought Windows Vista Ultimate for the extras can rejoice and enjoy another background and some new sounds. How many will be happy with the new extras? Take an educated guess.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/24/the-extra-money-for-windows-vista-ultimate-is-finally-paying-off/feed/ 11 Yuck new Windows Vista Ultimate Extras http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/23/yuck-new-windows-vista-ultimate-extras/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/04/23/yuck-new-windows-vista-ultimate-extras/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:36:36 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=3898 There were basically two editions of Windows XP named Home and Professional. While this was confusing for some it turned out to be a minor problem. In Vista Microsoft decided to create more editions, Windows Vista Home Basic & Premium, Vista Business and Vista Ultimate. I’m not even comparing Enterprise editions and those specifically designed for the European Union. Vista Ultimate was special. It contained all the features of all editions and got a bonus called Windows Vista Ultimate Extras.

Microsoft promised cutting edge programs, innovative services and unique publications just for Windows Vista Ultimate users. If you take a look at what they have delivered after more than one year: DreamScene, Language Packs, BitLocker, a poker game and sound schemes. What you get is a video screen saver, a game, some sounds, new languages (wonder how many need these) and Bitlocker which is a drive encryption software. Does that look like cutting edge programs, innovative services and unique publications to you ?

I wonder how many users who actually made the purchase thinking that they would receive some great add-ons and bonus will buy the ultimate edition of Windows 7 once it comes out. Are you a Vista Ultimate user ? What are your thoughts about the extras so far ? Oh, in case you are wondering what new extras have been released: Two new sound schemes and a third Dreamscene pack.

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