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  1. March 3rd, 2012, 04:24 PM #1
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    Windows 8 to come in 8 versions

    Apparently:

    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...p-windows-skus
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  2. March 3rd, 2012, 05:18 PM #2
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    That was a shocker when I saw 8 versions---but---when I read the article it's actually NINE
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    (2) Two Enterprise editions - one is purely for evaluation
    (2) plus Home Basic, Home Premium,
    (2) Professional and Professional Plus editions,
    (2) with Starter and Ultimate editions to top off the
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    (8) x86 offerings.

    (1) There are no prizes for guessing that there will be an ARM version too, rounding off the set.
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  4. March 4th, 2012, 12:39 AM #4
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    I read here in australia the versions will be trimmed down to 3
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