In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2009-01-23, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
>
> > of that, the cost to buy the full featured Vista is an outright rip off.
>
> Only an Apple zealot could make that statement with a straight face.
>
> nb

On the contrary, only a person who knows how to read prices online would
say that with a straight face. The Vista edition that's functionally
equivalent to Mac OS X is Home Ultimate. Amazon.com is offering Vista
Home Ultimate SP1 for $238.95 while Mac OS X is offered by amazon.com
for $109.99. In order for Windows Vista users to get the same level of
functionality that Mac OS X 10.5 users get, it costs them more than
twice as much money. And if you add Apple's new iLife '09 onto the
price, its still cheaper then Home Ultimate.