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icrosoft has announced a massive simplification of the Windows product line. Windows 8 will have only two distinct editions for PC consumers the regular Windows 8 and Windows 8 pro roughly analogous to Windows XP Home and Pro. While the regular version contains everything a home user might ever need pro adds domain support for business along with Bitlocker encryption virtualization and management features. This eliminates the home premium and ultimate editions which were often confusing and misleading for buyers. While there is no home premium or media center edition that functionality will be an optional extra for pro users.
Windows for ARM-based device such as tablet will be called Windows RT and will only be available preinstalled on those system. It won’t be able to join domains or run common Windows software but will come with a version of Microsoft Office of its own.
China and other emerging markets will get local language only version of Windows 8 but it is not clear whether these will have other limitations such previous starter editions.
The major non retail edition will be called Windows 8 Enterprise and features such as Windows to go which allows users to create their own secure portable Windows OS on a pen drive will require an Enterprise license. Other features for offices include network data caching virtualization enhancements and centralized app deployment.
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