Microsoft: Stop the Windows SKU madness
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft confirmed and then went suddenly mum on its plans to release a Windows 7 product version, or SKU (pronounced "skue," stands for Stock Keeping Unit), specifically for Netbook computers, due to their low-end hardware and performance. This, of course, triggered widespread panic around the tech industry that the software giant wasn't just holding its multiple product edition strategy from Vista but actually expanding on it. Normally, I'm not one for panic attacks, but this time I think it's warranted. So I'd like to reiterate some basic points to Microsoft. One, we're in the middle of a global economic recession with no end in sight, and if you think that multiple premium versions of Windows is still the way to go, you need a wake-up call. Second, there should only be three versions of Windows 7: Home, Business, and Ultimate; that's it.