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Neowin has the buzz from “sources close to Microsoft” who say they will be released in late October. Hit the link for the details, but there are 6 versions (8 if you count the “N” versions for the EU) and they are essentially the same as the line up that was rumored last year except that the Windows Vista Enterprise version promised exclusively to Microsoft Software Assurance subscribers is missing. Since that one has effectively been announced already, I suspect its absence is merely an oversight.
Update: Activewin quotes a unnamed Microsoft spokesman as saying the Neowin list is inaccurate.
Update 2/18: Microsoft asked that the Neowin story at the above link be removed, but they now have an update with the apparently final list.
February 18th, 2006 at 10:17 PM
[...] Last Monday, Neowin published a rumored list of the final versions of Windows Vista that stirred up a bit of controversy and Microsoft asked them to take the post down. Now they and a number of other sites are reporting a new list of final versions based on the contents of an apparently under construction Microsoft Windows Vista Help and Support page that describes the versions and their features. Todd Bishop at the Seattle PI has some commentary plus a list of sites carrying the story. It’s not over until the press release is published, but here’s the tentative list: Windows Starter 2007 [...]