Ultimate Extras

ProCookie · 11-15-2006, 01:28 PM

Ok so you splashed out on Vista Ultimate and you want Ultimate Extras!!! Well.........ok but what are the extras that are going to be on there. After a little researching on the web i have only managed to find 2 confirmed Ultimate updates that will be made available to all us Rich Geeky Ultimates users, Motion Desktop (animated wallpapers including the Aurora style animated wallpapers) and Game Updates (you will be able to download more windows games).

So is that it?????? I'm paying big pounds for this product i want more!!! does anybody have an idea of what you think will be available or what you think should be made available because i relay want to know vista ultimates plans for the future before i open my wallet.

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crabby · 11-15-2006, 02:00 PM

You have basically hit the nail on the head Ant, Ultimate will give you the equivalent of a 'Plus!' pack, and the ability to use animated desktop... nothing else has been confirmed.

crabby

***Sylar*** · 11-15-2006, 02:22 PM

Ant or Crabby could you post the links to this info so we all could have a read thanks in advance!!

ProCookie · 11-15-2006, 04:12 PM

Its just info i have picked up form bits and bogs josh, but there the only two i can find.....although a few have said that Microsoft have confirmed they have a few tricks under there sleaves....dunno what thats supposed too mean but we will have to wait and see.

ProCookie · 12-05-2006, 07:49 AM

A NEW ultimate extra confirmed, it is a game and a very popular game in fact.
its Texas hold em, personally i have never played it but i think its sort of like poker.

Originally it was going to be shipped with Vista, but because its classed as gambling they are putting it as an Ultimate extra. I'm not sure if its on-line or network play but it would make sens if it was,

I suppose its a new toy to play with after months of testing the same old......so has anyone played teas hold em before? It sounds very American but as for the rules and such i don't have a clue

crabby · 12-05-2006, 08:08 AM

Texas holdem is a type of poker... Each player is dealt 2 cards face down... 1st round of betting... 3 are put face up in the centre and can be used by all players... 2nd round of betting... 4th card gets placed face up... 3rd round of betting... 5th card gets placed face up... final round of betting and then the showdown.

I am really bad at it

But it is great fun with mates!

crabby

Znod · 12-05-2006, 08:14 AM

Yep, Texas hold em is poker. The game has become so popular in the US that various TV championships series are devoted to it. The rules are a bit much to get into (see crabby's post also though), but they involve dealing card in a sequence, some face up, and betting after every deal. And, Texas hold em is big online. Funny, Bridge, for example, and many other card games are big gambling games too. But Texas hold em would not be a game without betting--since the power of bluffing and other stragegies are so dependent of betting.

felix8406 · 12-05-2006, 10:05 AM

Here's a screen shot of what Ultimate Extra looks like.

ProCookie · 12-05-2006, 10:46 AM

I don't think they are launching it till release but thats for obvious reasons, wonder what else they got in store, people are saying Microsoft have got a few tricks up there sleeve yet, hope its a bit more than just a game

felix8406 · 12-05-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AnthonyCook

I don't think they are launching it till release but thats for obvious reasons, wonder what else they got in store, people are saying Microsoft have got a few tricks up there sleeve yet, hope its a bit more than just a game

I'm sure they'll have some new tricks; they'll need to in order to convince the general public to go for Ultimate as it's pricey. Some of us don't really have a need for Ultimate, but a few extras would make one look twice. My plan all along was to buy Ultimate, but since I'm getting the business version for free, I'll use my hard earned cash to buy one more gig of ram and a nice PCIe graphic card.

felix8406 · 01-16-2007, 04:21 PM

I just Installed Vista Business Edition and it has some extras. See pic.

ProCookie · 01-17-2007, 03:47 AM

Cool I'm on Vista Ultimate, so i get them too

not like I'm gonna be using them but its nice to know they are there if i need them

Mustangman76 · 03-10-2007, 12:57 PM

Hi

i don`t think that they will be releseing much because they are workng on another o/s to realease..its windows vienna or something..i was kinda ****** when i found out i spent a wack of money on a o/s that will be out of date in 2 years..

ProCookie · 03-10-2007, 01:36 PM

knowing Microsoft it will be a lot more than 2 years

I have forked out for Ultimate and would i say its worth it?......Well no......not worth it at all, i got it for the cool black Box

and to show to my mates of course lol

11-15-2006, 01:28 PM	#1
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Ultimate Extras Ok so you splashed out on Vista Ultimate and you want Ultimate Extras!!! Well.........ok but what are the extras that are going to be on there. After a little researching on the web i have only managed to find 2 confirmed Ultimate updates that will be made available to all us Rich Geeky Ultimates users, Motion Desktop (animated wallpapers including the Aurora style animated wallpapers) and Game Updates (you will be able to download more windows games). So is that it?????? I'm paying big pounds for this product i want more!!! does anybody have an idea of what you think will be available or what you think should be made available because i relay want to know vista ultimates plans for the future before i open my wallet.
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11-15-2006, 02:00 PM	#2
crabby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 2,355	You have basically hit the nail on the head Ant, Ultimate will give you the equivalent of a 'Plus!' pack, and the ability to use animated desktop... nothing else has been confirmed. crabby
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11-15-2006, 02:22 PM	#3
*Sylar* Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northwest England, UK Posts: 1,157	Ant or Crabby could you post the links to this info so we all could have a read thanks in advance!! __________________ Windows 7 rocks Microsoft! Vista was good too so don't knock it people!
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11-15-2006, 04:12 PM	#4
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Its just info i have picked up form bits and bogs josh, but there the only two i can find.....although a few have said that Microsoft have confirmed they have a few tricks under there sleaves....dunno what thats supposed too mean but we will have to wait and see.
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12-05-2006, 07:49 AM	#5
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Yeeee haaaa!!! A NEW ultimate extra confirmed, it is a game and a very popular game in fact. its Texas hold em, personally i have never played it but i think its sort of like poker. Originally it was going to be shipped with Vista, but because its classed as gambling they are putting it as an Ultimate extra. I'm not sure if its on-line or network play but it would make sens if it was, I suppose its a new toy to play with after months of testing the same old......so has anyone played teas hold em before? It sounds very American but as for the rules and such i don't have a clue
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12-05-2006, 08:08 AM	#6
crabby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 2,355	Texas holdem is a type of poker... Each player is dealt 2 cards face down... 1st round of betting... 3 are put face up in the centre and can be used by all players... 2nd round of betting... 4th card gets placed face up... 3rd round of betting... 5th card gets placed face up... final round of betting and then the showdown. I am really bad at it But it is great fun with mates! crabby
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12-05-2006, 08:14 AM	#7
Znod ABXpert Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 3,136	Yep, Texas hold em is poker. The game has become so popular in the US that various TV championships series are devoted to it. The rules are a bit much to get into (see crabby's post also though), but they involve dealing card in a sequence, some face up, and betting after every deal. And, Texas hold em is big online. Funny, Bridge, for example, and many other card games are big gambling games too. But Texas hold em would not be a game without betting--since the power of bluffing and other stragegies are so dependent of betting. __________________ [CENTER][sigpic][/sigpic] [COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][/COLOR][URL=http://homepage.mac.com/donv1/.Pictures/Vista/Bannerxx.jpg][B]Larger Sig Pic Linked Here[/B][/URL][/CENTER]
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12-05-2006, 10:46 AM	#9
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	I don't think they are launching it till release but thats for obvious reasons, wonder what else they got in store, people are saying Microsoft have got a few tricks up there sleeve yet, hope its a bit more than just a game
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01-17-2007, 03:47 AM	#12
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03-10-2007, 12:57 PM	#13
Mustangman76 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wawa Posts: 136	Hi i don`t think that they will be releseing much because they are workng on another o/s to realease..its windows vienna or something..i was kinda ****** when i found out i spent a wack of money on a o/s that will be out of date in 2 years.. __________________ Mustangman76[SIZE="2"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][/FONT][/SIZE] \|Pentium M Centrino 1.60 GHZ\|100GB HD\|ATI Mobility Radeon X300\|19 Inch LCD Widescreen\|512 MB Ram\|CDRW/DVD Rom\|
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03-10-2007, 01:36 PM	#14
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	knowing Microsoft it will be a lot more than 2 years I have forked out for Ultimate and would i say its worth it?......Well no......not worth it at all, i got it for the cool black Box and to show to my mates of course lol
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