Vista is expensive!!!

ChampionLLY · 30th Oct 2006, 01:41 AM

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The leaked pricing we saw last week have just become official. The prices:

Full Version
•Vista Ultimate: $399
•Vista Business: $299
•Vista Home Premium: $239
•Vista Home Basic: $199

Upgrade
•Vista Ultimate: $259
•Vista Business: $199
•Vista Home Premium: $159
•Vista Home Basic: $99

Source: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/...ive-198616.php

unit in USD, no idea how accurate is the "leaked" pricing though..

Chai · 30th Oct 2006, 08:27 AM

I thought the prices have already been leaked quite sometime ago? Yes, it's insanely expensive. And Vista is very bad for enthusiasts like us, upgrading hardware like underwear.

ChampionLLY · 30th Oct 2006, 03:10 PM

not sure abt that.. juz came across that last nite..

ya lor, i read the EULA thing too..
its juz gonna make piracy & cracks more popular...

fyire · 30th Oct 2006, 10:39 PM

Hmm.. from a biz perspective, it does seem to me that they've already saturated their possible desktop markets. Hence the only way they can still maintain their company growth rate is to squeeze every single dollar possible out of their existing market.

Notice on how they forbid the use of the home editions inside virtual containers? but tend to be rather relaxed on virtualization on the server side?

ChampionLLY · 30th Oct 2006, 11:40 PM

less piracy problem over at the server side so they allow VT? i dunno...

but M$ is alreadi so damn rich, this is daylight robbery

fyire · 30th Oct 2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ChampionLLY

less piracy problem over at the server side so they allow VT? i dunno...

but M$ is alreadi so damn rich, this is daylight robbery

well... get a Mac...

ChampionLLY · 31st Oct 2006, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by fyire

well... get a Mac...

lol... not interested in mac @ all...

zy · 31st Oct 2006, 12:14 AM

OT ..

talking bout mac.. seems like one of my friends mac "died" .. lolz.. i dun really know what happened

djspinnet · 31st Oct 2006, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by zy

OT ..

talking bout mac.. seems like one of my friends mac "died" .. lolz.. i dun really know what happened

what, you expected macs to be invincible and never ever ever ever die?

*I wish I had such a computer, y'know.. mac or pc... saves me so much money*

ChampionLLY · 31st Oct 2006, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zy

OT ..

talking bout mac.. seems like one of my friends mac "died" .. lolz.. i dun really know what happened

so wad are u trying to say?

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ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,152 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	less piracy problem over at the server side so they allow VT? i dunno... but M$ is alreadi so damn rich, this is daylight robbery