That 'same price' crap caught my attention too. I agree that the enterprise edition shouldn't be completely free, but it should cost a shedload less than vista.

Folks -- the price included the fact that the OS includes custom drivers for the specific hardware, and (I assume) a support contract for SLED. You don't really think that HP pays $100 for Vista licenses, do you? Getting SLED pre-installed just rocks.

Totally agree with all the comments so far... Why the hell does it cost the same price, surely it should be cheaper???

The same price as Vista?
I'd buy the Vista version, overload it with a proper Linux - MS seem to own Novell these days - and ask for my Vista License money back.
I hope the recession takes them.

The best selling feature on Linux machines should be the fact that they should come with free Office Software.

Unlike many years ago when MS Works was included.

Try MS Works now, and you'll gag over the lack of features it has compared to MS Office, OpenOffice, or even IBM Lotus Symphony.

it should have been cheaper by at least 100$