> The answer is clear: just have one 'consumer' edition and stop selling both Home and Home Premium. The rest- Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise, etc. are all

> The answer is clear: just have one 'consumer' edition and stop selling both Home and Home Premium. The rest- Professional, Ultimate, Enterprise, etc. are all fine. If you think Microsoft has all those editions just-for-the hell-of-it, now you're overstating your case a little. I'd assume they've done their homework and found that 6+ editions bring in more revenue than 1-3 editions long before I'd assume my own unfounded theories on the subject. What's clear here is that consumers are willing to pay Microsoft more money when there are 6 versions to pick from.