How Extra is Windows Vista Ultimate Extras?
July 2, 2007 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
Windows Vista Ultimate Extras was marketed by Microsoft to be the big differentiator for purchasing Windows Vista Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate. They have already released Language Packs, Windows Hold’em, Secure Online Key Backup Tool, and BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool and Windows DreamScene but people are frustrated about the scarcity of the extras released.
How extra is extra?
For one, Microsoft promised extra as cutting edge technologies, innovative services and unique publications. I don’t see language packs as unique publications, neither are secure online key backup tool innovative.
As much as I would like to side with Microsoft and be patient enough to wait for more updates, I think they have marketed Ultimate way too much. Without the extras, Windows Vista Ultimate would still be purchased by Geeks given the added features it already has compared to other editions. But now, they have to remain true to their promise or a lot of people would be very disappointed.
Vista Ultimate has been a tremendous ripoff. This is just another example of Microsoft hyping vapor ware. By the time they get any extras our they will be telling us about the great and wonderful new operating system which we should upgrade to (and pay more for) rather than worry about the Extras we were promised.
What a joke:
1) a game, rah…
2) A glorified background – rah, I do not stare at my background when I am on my computer
3) Backup of bitlocker keys – rah, probably just allows the government to get them more easily. bitlocker is really only useful for laptops.
4) language packs – rah…
Come on, it is going to be another 2 months before we get the final version of 2 and the complete set of 4 above. But, no new extras, just the promise of a ’schedule’ for their release. That is really promising.
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Vista is a let down. Microsoft needs to either give ultimate the ultimate edition of the new office suite (unique publication?) or give us our money back. Then we could invest in actual innovative software (Mac?)