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Windows 7 Discontinues Ultimate Extras

Published by NeoSmart Technologies April 24th, 2009 in Microsoft, Software 29 Comments Tags: , , , , ,

Users attempting to upgrade from Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition to Windows 7 Build 7100 (the unofficial RC1 release leak), are greeted with the following "compatibility warning" dialog:

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition’s "Ultimate Extras" have been a constant source of derision and anger from Vista users ever since its release 3 years ago. If the blog [...]

Microsoft Responds to Ultimate Extras Accusations

Published by NeoSmart Technologies July 3rd, 2007 in Blogosphere, Windows 1 Comment Tags: , , , ,

This past week, accusations/complaints have been flying around the net about Microsoft’s “Ultimate Extras” (or, more accurately, the lack-thereof), an added-value package that was promised to ship for Windows Vista Ultimate Edition without much detail as to just what it is that it would contain.
The response by the community can be easily described: No one [...]