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I don't know how you made that determination.

Are you comparing the most expensive version of each OS? That hardly makes sense, given that Ultimate has things that XP didn't have (for example, Media Center).

The upgrade version of Home Premium, which has more stuff than XP Home had (but lacks some things that business users and enthusiasts might want) and costs about the same as an XP Home Upgrade.

I'm the first to admit that Ultimate is overpriced and underdelivered on Ultimate Extras (but since I got it with Technet for a very very low price, I can't complain).

The reality is that for most home users, they're paying the same or less for Vista. OEMs probably pay a bit more on the licenses, but I'm not sure if that's more or less than XP was 3 or 4 years ago when XP was the only OS they sold.
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