Windows Vista Ultimate VS Home Premium, Bussiness, Basic???

Question

HI THERE GUYS
wot is the diference between windows home premium and ultimate? (its not just protecting files better then home is it?)
or may be windows vista ultimate contains :
Home Basic
Home Premium
Bussiness
????
am I right? or no?
thank u

Answer 1

Ultimate
Windows Vista Ultimate is the choice for those who want to have it all. Easily shift between the worlds of productivity and play with the most complete edition of Windows Vista. Ultimate provides the power, security, and mobility features needed for work, and all the entertainment features that you want for fun.


Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Premium is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go.

Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Basic is ideal for homes with basic computing needs like e-mail, browsing the Internet, and viewing photos. Easy to set up and maintain, it enables you to quickly find what you're looking for on your PC and the Internet, while providing a more secure environment to help protect you from an unpredictable world.


Business
Windows Vista Business is the first edition of Windows designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses. You'll spend less time on technology support-related issues—so you can spend more time making your business successful. Windows Vista Business is the definitive choice for your business today and tomorrow.


Enterprise
Designed to significantly lower IT costs and risks, Windows Vista Enterprise meets the needs of large, global organizations with complex IT infrastructures

Answer 2

A short version of the differences is:

Home Basic: missing aeroglass, media center, and many other features. I'd advise against it.

Home Premium: your standard windows. It has everything most users will want (Media center, Aeroglass)

Business: has better networking, but lacks the media center type features

Ultimate: has everything. Is the best, but is unnecessary for most users. There are a few bonus because it's the most expensive.

I'm getting Ultimate because I'm a computer geek. I'm getting my mom Home Premium because she doesn't have any use for the features in Ultimate and the money saved is more useful elsewhere.