Ars Technica

Vista Home Basic: of lemons and lemonade

Acer is talking openly about what many OEMs are privately expressing frustration over: the weak value proposition offered by Windows Vista Home Basic.<BR><BR> Story.
Macworld

First Look: Hands On: Running Vista Home on a Mac

If you care about running Windows on a Mac, you’ve undoubtedly heard that the end user license agreement (EULA) for Windows Vista Home Basic and Home Premium forbids you to use these versions of ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Canada leaks Vista pricing

Microsoft on Monday briefly posted pricing for Windows Vista on its Canadian Web site, giving an eye into what the company will charge for the new operating system. The posting indicates that the Home ...
SFGate

Here comes Vista ... a bunch of times / The four versions of Microsoft's Vista are essentially warmed-over Windows XP, with no compelling reason to upgrade

Windows Vista Basic is rock-bottom, offering the fewest features of any of the editions. Windows Vista Basic is designed for older systems and low-end new PCs, offering limited use of the other ...
Ars Technica

Is it possible to enable taskbar thumbnail preview w/ Vista Basic theme?

I've got a HP Pavilion dv6000z notebook with Windows Vista Home Premium. My notebook is not amazingly powerful and seems to work a whole lot better with the Windows Vista Basic color scheme instead of ...