"The next version of Windows is just around the corner, so the next time we discuss software licensing in my course, the EULA for Vista will be front and center. You can read the Microsoft Vista EULA yourself by going to the official Software License page from Microsoft page and searching for Vista. I know many of you have never bothered to read the EULA - who really wants to, after all? - but take a few minutes and get yourself a copy and read it. I'll wait. Back? It's bad, ain't it? Real bad. I mean, previous EULAs weren't anything great - but the Vista EULA is horrendous."
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Member since:2005-07-11
>I think just about no one buys it at that price
I work at a retail store as a tech, you are right - not many people buy XP Pro that I have found - however, small businesses do.. architectual offices running small networks that do not need the "Server" edition of Windows is a classic example of the type of company that would purchase Pro.
>Speech and Handwriting Recognition, you'll see that >there are some pretty amazing engineering feats >still happening at Microsoft
Alas, I cannot give you credit here.. IBM introduced speech recognition on the desktop with OS/2 in 1994! -and I must say.. It was just as good - if not better then MSs attempt here.. Vistas attempt at speech recognition suffers terribly when the person has an "English accent" and is pretty much unusable - almost 13 years on - and no advances in this arena 
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2006-01-02
XP Pro was $199 retail for an upgrade, as far as I know. I think just about no one buys it at that price, though. You can get the OEM pricing if you get it with new hardware, like a MoBo or Hard Drive. Ultimate is more expensive than any non-server version of Windows ever, but if you try out the built-in Speech and Handwriting Recognition, you'll see that there are some pretty amazing engineering feats still happening at Microsoft.