You have the Vista code base minus some features at a low price point.
Chris Reeves wrote:
I've often wondered how they can call Home Basic Vista also, though. Let's see, missing features: * No Aero * No backup to anything but local * No DirectX10 * Doesn't come with new Vista games and themes * Windows Vista Meeting not present * Media Center not present (OK, that's an add on) I mean, wipe out all those features, and really, do you have Vista or basically XP Home SP3?