The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
If you think this all looks a little familiar, I agree.
Microsoft would appear to have become attached to the Vista blueprint,
despite the well reported problems the current Windows OS has
experienced.
Ybarra says that Windows 7 users will not lose
functionality from one version to the next, but rather "as customers
upgrade from one version to the next, they keep all features and
functionality from the previous edition."
So what are the six versions of Windows 7 we can expect? At the bottom
of the pile is the 'Starter Edition' which will essentially be aimed at
the Netbook market. Think of it as a cut down Windows, capable of
running no more than three concurrent apps and without Media Center or
touchscreen support.
Next will be another lightweight version known as 'Home Basic' which
will be targeted at emerging markets only and intended only for basic
apps and Internet access. Already the confusion starts to set in
between this and the Netbook edition.
Then we have 'Home Premium' which will be pushed as the main version of
Windows 7 and get the bulk of the marketing budget as a result. It will
feature the Media Center stuff, touchscreen support and all the Aero
Glass graphical fluff plus easy home network file sharing courtesy of
the Libraries feature.
Version number four will be the other big marketing hitter in
'Professional' which is aimed at the business sector, or at least those
businesses not operating on a volume license that is. Confused yet? So
you can add advanced network backup and an Encrypting file system.
But not BitLocker encryption, for that you will need one of the
remaining two versions namely 'Enterprise' or 'Ultimate.' Enterprise is
for volume license holders, adds BitLocker and DirectAccess. Ultimate
gets everything possible in Windows 7.
Jeez, when will Microsoft take a hint from Apple and follow the simple 'one
size fits all' model of OS X? Heck, even reverting back to the XP Home
and Pro thing would work if Microsoft could resist the urge to add
complexity to everything.
David Bass
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