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WPF works on any version of Vista, the extras don't. You're set apart.

Its loading instantly here, can’t say I’m too keen on the game but my parents like it.

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I don't think most people bought it for the extras. Many people simply wanted all the Vista features at once.

If you pay for a premium product, you expect a premium product. Not one that arrives in a years time in a half-hearted manner. Athough I don't have any (major) issues with Ultimate itself, I think that people are being convinced into buying Ultimate under the impression that it is noticably better yet the normal vista user will never use any of the features that Ultimate offers over Home Premium.

Ultimate doesn't offer value for money compared to other versions in the majority of normal situations. Lower the price.

By that logic though, Ferraris should be the same price as all the "normal" cars as the normal user won't do anything different with them.

Buying Vista ultimate and using it only for it's "Home Premium" features is like buying a Ferrari to do the school run, if you're willing to spend the money, you should have the sense to research what advantages it holds, and whether you really need it.

Except the with a Ferrari vs say my Saturn, there is a value added with the price difference, I get a car with a better motor, seats, etc.

The difference between Ultimate and Home Premium is more like buying a car and paying an extra grand for the "Spot" Package.

You can't really compare vi$ta ultimate to a ferrari, unless the ferrari comes with a blown engine or just breaks down all the time, then the comparison would be somewhat valid.

Your logic only works if

1) you already presupposed that there is a justification for 4 different versions of Vista (available to home users)

Microsoft has performed marvellously in making its users perceive a substantial value difference between Ultimate and the other non-Ultimate versions. For as long as we talk about Vista that way (and make known our desire to own the 'latest and greatest' from Microsoft), the psychological conditioning has worked.

Yes, a software package is built somewhat differently, but it's justifiable to still give it different levels. If you put everything in one package, it's too much, and too expensive. The company can't justify all the content for the cost and the customer return.

Thus, you create different levels, suitable for different people. Vista Ultimate is generally not suitable for Joe Public - there's all sorts of extra stuff they just don't need and will confuse more than help.

Aaanyway, this comes from a thread where someone says "You can't really compare vi$ta ultimate to a ferrari, unless the ferrari comes with a blown engine or just breaks down all the time, then the comparison would be somewhat valid."

Is there no originality (or actual thinking) left in the world?