传言称Windows 7将只有三个版本

Win7之家（ www.win7china.com）：传言称Windows 7将只有三个版本

 毫无疑问大家都对Windows 7将会有哪些版本很感兴趣。微软一直对此事保持沉默，不过现在已经透露出了点口风了。

据ArsTechnica报道，Windows 7的升级计划将包括：

Vista Home Premium → Windows 7 Premium

Vista Business Edition → Windows 7 Professional

Vista Ultimate Edition → Windows 7 Ultimate

但不包括Vista Basic → Windows 7 Basic
这样的说法其实挺有道理。Windows 7的硬件要求比Vista要低。甚至一颗800MHz +的CPU就可以完成界面渲染了。也就是说，几乎目前所有的主流配置都可以流畅运行Windows 7。

在Vista中，Basic版本是为配置相对较低的机器准备的，因此这些机器无法流畅运行高级版本。而在Windows 7中，并不存在这样的问题，因此，如果有Windows 7 Basic的话，那也是为Netbook准备的。（Vista之家：而事实上，最近的PDC和WinHec展会上的展示表明Netbook也可以流畅运行Windows 7，因此，Windows 7 Basic基本上是不会存在的。）

此外，微软始终未证实的还有是否会提供XP→Windows 7的升级方案。不过相信大多数用户都会从Vista升级到Windows 7或者干脆重新购买一台预装Windows 7的机器。

附部分原文：

It should come as no surprise that anyone who has been following the saga of Windows 7 is interested to know what versions of it will be available.  Microsoft has been silent about this issue but now a small tidbit of information has come to light.

ArsTechnica received some information that gives three options to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7.

Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Premium

Vista Business Edition to Windows 7 Professional

Vista Ultimate Edition to Windows 7 Ultimate

Vista Basic to Windows 7 Basic (Not expected)

The argument for no Basic edition is reasonable.  Windows 7 will have lower hardware requirements than Vista or at least that’s the rumor.  It will also be able to use a processor (800MHz +) to handle the interface graphics.  Without that requirement just about any modern computer can handle Windows 7.

With Vista the existence of a Basic edition was only used on computers that couldn’t support the advanced features of any other version.  This won’t be a problem for Windows 7 and if there is a Basic edition it will probably be relegated to the “netbook” segment.
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