Just months before Windows Vista’s release, Microsoft has come out with the pricing ranges for their new operating system. Windows sits on most PCs around the globe and the security has always been the issue with Windows. Microsoft is out to set the record straight this time round with Vista where security has taken center stage.
Microsoft has set the retail price for Vista at between $199 to $399, ranging from the basic version to the top-end “ultimate” edition. For customers upgrading from Windows XP, Vista will cost between $100 and $259.
Interesting enough, the Vista prices are equivalent to the XP predecessors. Windows users needn’t pay a whole lot more for the Vista equivalent. But, what is interesting is the time consumed by the software manufacturers to upgrade their softwares to work on Vista. Many companies might not want to make the switch until they are sure that the applications that go on their system work on Vista as well.
Via Reuters
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September 11th, 2006 at 2:41 pm
I think the high price for the software is justifiable just on the amount of man hours it takes to code an operating system. Although most of the linux distros are free, yet sometimes just as good as any windows OS, sometimes even better.