A group within Microsoft Corp. recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the “Vista” name because of concerns over “user product expectations,” according ...

I think that I've found a sure-fire way to spot the bargain basement cheap PCs that OEMs have on offer. Just look for these words - Windows Vista Home Basic. When I first read details about the Home ...

Who’s buying new PCs with Windows Vista Home Basic? Judging by the name, you’d assume those OS editions would be loaded on underpowered machines headed for tract homes in the burbs and studio ...

You may think of Wal-Mart as a down-market PC seller, but as emails in the Vista “junk PC” case show, Wal-Mart was furious at Microsoft’s Vista Capable scheme, and thought that Vista Home Basic never ...

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.

Amazon.com has begun peddling Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system on its Web site. The Internet giant is displaying the Vista logo and has priced the software at US$100 to $399. Pricing is ...

If you’re used to home networking using Windows XP-based computers, then you’re probably familiar with basic tasks such as connecting the PCs to the network and configuring file sharing. If you’re ...

Just click on the title link and read the new and improved Windows 7/Vista Home Networking Setup and Options. If you’re familiar with (wired) home networking using Window’s XP-based computers, then ...

SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that consumers who buy PCs before the new system goes on ...

&#91;Update, Fri. Oct 13, 11:00 am: The initial version of this story erroneously mischaracterized the way Microsoft's Vista license applies to user of the OS in a virtual machine, stating that there ...

A group within Microsoft Corp. recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the Vista name because of concerns over “user product expectations,” according to ...