Best Windows 7 Edition for .NET Application Developer
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What are the different windows 7 editions and what is the best suit edition for .NET application developer?
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What are the different windows 7 editions and what is the best suit edition for .NET application developer?
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Hello,
Mainly there are 6 windows 7 edition released by Microsoft.
1.  Windows 7 starter
2.  Windows 7 home basic
3.  Windows 7 home premium
4.  Windows 7 professional
5.  Windows 7 enterprise
6.  Windows 7 ultimatum
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Windows 7 professional and windows 7 ultimatum are the best one for .NET programming.
To run windows 7 ultimate you should have better hardware requirements and it will costly more than other windows 7 editions.
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Thank you
John Major.
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Hi Jack Hope,
Windows 7 has many editions: starter, home basic, home premium, professional, enterprise, and ultimate.
Windows 7 Starter: improve JumLists, Taskbar, support three simultaneous applications
Windows 7 Home Basic: support unlimited applications,advanced networking, and Mobility Center
Windows 7 Home Premium: has Aero Glass, support many media formatand media streaming, support multi-touch and recognitionofhandwriting
Windows 7 Professional: supportDomain Join, improve data protection by supportingnetwork backup and EFS (Encrypting File System), and support Location Aware Printing
Windows 7 Ultimateand Enterprise: support BitLocker, support DirectAccess  and BranchCache (Windows Server 2008 R2), and support AppLocker (lock unknownsoftware from running)
For .NET application developer, Windows 7 Ultimate is the best choice. Although Ultimate and Enterprise share the same features, Enterprise suite for companies,which have software assurance contract with Microsoft, through volume licensing, while Ultimate is for home users with individual license.
Hope this helps