Windows 8 and its Version Confusion


Apparently, Windows 8 is the version for all x86/64 editions, but this edition is split into two versions; i.e. Windows 8(for the ordinary consumer), and Windows 8 Pro (for enterprises needing a broader set of Windows 8 technologies).

The blog explains that most consumers would just need the Windows 8 version of the OS, since it’s got the core features of fluidity, the ability to access the mail, calendar, music, and video apps etc. But a few features it lacks include Microsoft Office as well as device encryption.

Windows 8 Pro has most of these features, since obviously larger enterprises will need these functionalities—but strangely the Media Center will be an “economical media pack-on” that you will have to buy, and there’s no mention of how Windows 8 Pro users will have access to the Office package since it doesn’t come installed.