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In my MSDN Account there are 38 versions of Window 8 and 12 of Window 8 Enterprise.
by FigBug 13y ago
In my MSDN Account there are 38 versions of Window 8 and 12 of Window 8 Enterprise.
- MichaelGG 13y agoYou're counting N and KN versions, 32+64 bit, checked/debug? Or what exactly? I'm sure Apple has SKUs for other countries, where they need different power adapters. The core Windows licensing is down to 4 now, right? 2 on desktop, 2 on server. SQL Server on the other hand...
- DominikR 13y agoWhy is there even a distinction between 32 and 64 bit versions? Why does a customer have to know anything about it? Maybe just to f* customers which: a) bought the wrong one and now have to buy another one, because conveniently, they can't just return it. (at least in Europe that's the case) b) want to upgrade their hardware at some point in the future from 32 to 64 bit, without having to buy the exact same software again
- noinsight 13y ago> b) want to upgrade their hardware at some point in the future from 32 to 64 bit, without having to buy the exact same software again Retail copies contain both versions, OEM versions only contain the one and those aren't transferable to other systems anyway. Of course, if you upgrade some parts in your current build you might get shafted with the OEM version.
- MichaelGG 13y agoOn 32/64, because downloading an extra 50% (?) meaning a GB or two more is sorta pointless? (Just speaking for MSDN.)
- nightski 13y agoThere is no distinction to a customer. You just buy Pro or Standard. This is only on MSDN, the developer network.
- bigdubs 13y agothese distinctions are not for consumers, they're for IT managers when they're rolling out across a large number of machines, not all of which may be 64-bit compatible.