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The bit change makes sense, but why not upgrade to an OS with fewer features? Maybe I bought Vista Ultimate, and it wasn't worth it, so I want to just stick wit
by Oompa 17y ago
The bit change makes sense, but why not upgrade to an OS with fewer features? Maybe I bought Vista Ultimate, and it wasn't worth it, so I want to just stick with the normal home version this time around. I have to do a full clean install for that? I think MS could easily add support to upgrade to a "lower" version of the OS if you bought the premium last time.
- ajg1977 17y agoTwo reasons; 1) You begin to get a combination explosion of all the scenarios Microsoft would have to test "upgrades" with. 2) Some people may appreciate this, but others would complain about program or feature X/Y/Z suddenly going missing from their machine after an "upgrade".
- Oompa 17y agoI guess it simplifies down to Microsoft has too many versions of Windows, but I guess it allows them to pull more money out of the market.