All Windows 7 editions to run on netbooks
Microsoft plans to release six editions of Windows 7 and says all of them will run on a range of hardware, including netbooks.
However, the company is emphasising two main SKUs (stock-keeping units) of the forthcoming OS — Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional — saying these are the ones most customers will buy, according to information posted on Microsoft's website.
With Windows 7, Microsoft hopes it will be easier for customers to decide which edition of the OS is right for them. By doing so, the company once again seems to be trying to learn from mistakes it made with the release of Windows Vista, premium versions of which had special hardware requirements that hindered customers' transition from XP and confused users as to which edition they should purchase.
