{mosimage}"Prices for Vista will start at $385 for the basic home edition. The premium version for consumers comes in at $455. For businesses looking to upgrade, the normal edition will cost $565 per user. Comparatively, a full version of XP Professional, which is aimed at business users, costs about $497.



Microsoft has priced the Ultimate version at $751 per licence.



Pricing for the cheaper upgrade versions of Vista, which require an existing XP licence, has not been released."