I just ran across a post listing the pricing info for Microsoft‘s upcoming OS Windows Vista. Considering what Vista is, that is a lot of money in my opinion.
Windows XP was just a visual refresh of Windows 2000. With all exciting features gone, Vista is again just a visual refresh. The only difference is that you do get an extra for the money compared to Windows XP: a bunch of useless features (the irritating security popups just to name one).