只是小道消息，未经官方证实！来自Paul Thurrott的言论。Paul Thurrott向我们公布了一条比较让人吃惊的消息:Windows Vista产品正式发布后,可能有七个以上的版本分别.但到目前为止,我们只拿到了三个:Vista Starter Edition---主要针对低级市场,和XP SE一样,一次只能运行3个程序;Vista Home Basic Edition---有点像现在的XP HomeEdition. 更有意思的是微软模仿Intel推出了一个Ultimate Edition.

Update:所有的版本都已经得到.感谢一位不知名访客的补充.

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

目前没有任何证据证明Paul Thurrott的言论的真实性,不过一般而言,他的话还是比较可靠的.

来自驱动之家的更多信息：

最后是一个Ultimate Edition(终极版、至尊版)。这是微软第一次推出的一种操作系统版本，不过幸好微软没把它叫作Extreme Edition。以下是对它的详细介绍：

"Windows Vista终极版将针对个人应用作出最大程度的优化，是有史以来向个人PC提供的最棒的操作系统，主要针对高端PC用户、资深技术人员、游戏玩家、数字媒体爱好者和学生。它可以看作是Windows Vista高级家庭版和专业版的合集，因此它包含二者的所有功能，另外还增加了游戏功能增强工具Game Performance Tweaker、播客(Podcast)制作工具(待定)、提供音乐和电影等内容的在线俱乐部服务以及其他一些正在考虑中的功能。对于这一版本，微软尚未做出最终定夺，很多计划都还在衡量之中。有可能的话，用户将得到A1订阅、免费音乐下载、免费电影下载、在线聚焦(Onlien Spotlight)、娱乐软件、优先产品支持和自定义主题等等。"

幻灭：看来这个Ultimate Edition才是大家以后的焦点所在。