Guy Thomas is a computer consultant and writer with attitude and a great sense of humour. Here Guy, who lives in the UK, puts dollar values on the various features of Microsoft's coming Vista operating system to determine if it's worth the company's likely asking prices. First a reminder, Microsoft will release 6 distinct versions of Vista. According to Amazon, the Basic Home version will cost $200 (the same as XP), the Business version $300 and the top-of-the-range Vista Ultimate $400. I don't have figures for the other 3 versions, Home Premium, Starter, and Enterprise, which is only for existing SA or EA customers.

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