Vista will be available in January 2007 if all goes fine and if Microsoft will drop enough features to release it on time. [1] Feature after feature was dropped and what was supposed to make Vista great is no longer part of Vista.

The prices appeared on Microsoft Canadian website for a small time but it was enough for the world to have a glimpse on what Microsoft has in store for us.

The Canadian prices start at about US$233 for a basic home edition and go up to US$449 for Vista Ultimate edition. Of course, US prices can be expected to be slightly lower than in Canada but we’re not sure.

Taking into account that are about 1 billion Windows PC in the whole wide world, in 2007 Microsoft will probably make a fortune. One billion computers with a medium price of $250 for a Vista version puts Microsoft in a position to earn $250 billion from Vista. Not really bad.

This money will come either if you buy a new computer or if you upgrade you XP license. This makes Microsoft revenues raise and the investors very happy.