Windows Vista Pricing Official
Microsoft will accept your first-born as a down payment
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Last week, pricing was leaked on the Microsoft Canada site for the various
editions of Windows Vista. Today, Microsoft HQ has made the pricing
official after posting Release Candidate 1 on Friday and beginning the push
towards release early next year.
Here's a quick overview of the pricing:
| Full Retail Version | Upgrade from Windows XP | |
| Windows Vista Ultimate | $399 | $259 |
| Windows Vista Business | $299 | $199 |
| Windows Vista Home Premium | $239 | $159 |
| Windows Vista Home Basic | $199 | $99 |
Quite a steep price compared to what Windows XP Pro costs. My next OS will cost as much as my XBox 360. That just seems wrong somehow.
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Life is a Game
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:29 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:29 PM
If I have Windows XP pro and I just buy an upgrade.
Does that mean every time I will want to reinstall my computer that I will need to install Win XP and Vista on top of that?
Will it do a clean install or just an upgrade. Because I want a clean install. Upgrade will for sure leave a mess on my hard drive as much as I know Windows.
Does that mean every time I will want to reinstall my computer that I will need to install Win XP and Vista on top of that?
Will it do a clean install or just an upgrade. Because I want a clean install. Upgrade will for sure leave a mess on my hard drive as much as I know Windows.
KiwiSwe
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:44 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:44 PM
Ill just buy the upgrade to home premium, about what i was expecting to spend to get Vista.
And you can upgrade from Xp Home to Vista Premium, doesnt have to be xp pro???
And you can upgrade from Xp Home to Vista Premium, doesnt have to be xp pro???
Adamness
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:58 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 12:58 PM
Hm. These prices are quite high, but I think Microsoft assumes most people will get Vista only when they actually buy a new computer. Most people probably won't upgrade their XP to Vista, and most people don't build their own machines. I know that I wouldn't upgrade to Vista until I do get a new computer.
I'm curious what this will do to the prices of computers themselves. Dell still charges $159 (I think) to upgrade XP Home to XP Pro. Will there be any discount when you buy a computer with Vista? I hope so...
I'm curious what this will do to the prices of computers themselves. Dell still charges $159 (I think) to upgrade XP Home to XP Pro. Will there be any discount when you buy a computer with Vista? I hope so...
sa33od
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:29 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:29 PM
All of you remind me of the same old talk when Windows XP came out, and people started saying "no one will upgrade from Windows 98 it is the best OS in the world" and "we don't like this offer of XP from Microsoft", and stuff like this.
Guess what guys? All of you and everybody who is using a PC will end up buying Vista wither they like it or not, no need to talk a lot about it, and by time you'll get used to Windows Vista you'll thank god for having Microsoft done this important upgrade to their operating systems.
STFU, you are ALL going to use a Vista or a MAC, so STFU ALL.
Guess what guys? All of you and everybody who is using a PC will end up buying Vista wither they like it or not, no need to talk a lot about it, and by time you'll get used to Windows Vista you'll thank god for having Microsoft done this important upgrade to their operating systems.
STFU, you are ALL going to use a Vista or a MAC, so STFU ALL.
The_Muggar
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:31 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:31 PM
holy crap its expensive!!! In my country thats over R1000 to upgrade to home premium!!! Dats about a years allowance!!!
sa33od
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:32 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:32 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can I delete the extra messages?? I don't know what happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Buttermaker
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:39 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:39 PM
The funny thing is that Microsoft and other companies keep raising the price of these programs all the time and they wonder why there is so much piracy going on. Why not lower the price of Windows to $50 - $70, so everyone can afford it? There is no reason to charge 100's of dollars for a disc and a serial number! The only reason they seem to do it is to cover the cost of the lost revenue from piracy and it's the honest consumer that seems to pay for it at the end.
Buttermaker
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:40 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 2:40 PM
Don't feel about the extra (double) posts, sa33od... It just did it to me, so I had to go back and edit this post.
The prices listed are in US dollars, so Canadians like me will have to add an extra $100-150 to the cost! Nice!
The prices listed are in US dollars, so Canadians like me will have to add an extra $100-150 to the cost! Nice!
Zoomba
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 3:13 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 3:13 PM
| The funny thing is that Microsoft and other companies keep raising the price of these programs all the time and they wonder why there is so much piracy going on. Why not lower the price of Windows to $50 - $70, so everyone can afford it? There is no reason to charge 100's of dollars for a disc and a serial number! The only reason they seem to do it is to cover the cost of the lost revenue from piracy and it's the honest consumer that seems to pay for it at the end. |
Actually, price typically doesn't impact piracy as much as you'd think. Most people who would pirate Windows at $400 would pirate it at $99, and would even pirate it at $50 (student discounts). Games are priced in the $60 - $40 range, and are still pirated. Stardocks' software, individually, is typically priced around $20, and it's software that does a LOT of stuff, yet it's still pirated a fair bit.
Piracy is a function of people not wanting to pay ANYTHING for software. Sure, some piracy occurs because someone simply can't afford a product... but that is typically a small piece of the overall pie.
AiTakahashi
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 3:49 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 3:49 PM
The only time I'll be upgrading to Vista is when software or hardware I own doesn't run on XP.
...and that's it - in a nutshell.
...and that's it - in a nutshell.
antivista
Reply #13 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:10 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:10 PM
hallo "citizen life is a game" ..!
...by all microsoft upgrade products, to date, it's always been the same procedure... at some point during the installation (in your case vista), even a clean installation, you will be asked to insert the original cd of the software (xp) you're updating to verify your right to the (vista) upgrade product...
...so don't be scared to use the harddisk format option when installing vista 'cos a clean installation is always the best way to go... in otherwords you don't have to (re)install xp first to install vista..!
...only snag with the clean install is you have to reinstall all your programs... which in itself is no big deal, other than being time consuming, it's the hassle with all the program options and settings that bugs me..
...anyway, have fun with vista.. one day i'll update, but for the moment i'm staying with xp 'cos for me it's a tried and tested system that WORKS like no windows before has ever done, and together with the stardock programs, and other goodies, it's a dream to work and play with
...by all microsoft upgrade products, to date, it's always been the same procedure... at some point during the installation (in your case vista), even a clean installation, you will be asked to insert the original cd of the software (xp) you're updating to verify your right to the (vista) upgrade product...
...so don't be scared to use the harddisk format option when installing vista 'cos a clean installation is always the best way to go... in otherwords you don't have to (re)install xp first to install vista..!
...only snag with the clean install is you have to reinstall all your programs... which in itself is no big deal, other than being time consuming, it's the hassle with all the program options and settings that bugs me..
...anyway, have fun with vista..
one day i'll update, but for the moment i'm staying with xp 'cos for me it's a tried and tested system that WORKS like no windows before has ever done, and together with the stardock programs, and other goodies, it's a dream to work and play with
antivista
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:16 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:16 PM
...here in switzerland the discount warehouses they have already started "dumping" their xp stockpiles onto the market with heavily reduced prices... up to now i couldn't justify to myself the price difference for xp-profesional so i settled for xp home... so maybe i might just update to xp prof rather than vista 
Adamness
Reply #15 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:47 PM
The price of software isn't dependant on the price of the media it resides on. If you buy XP from a store, the box, the cardboard and papers inside and the cd is less than $1.00. But this type of software is years and years in the making. Vista development probably started before XP was released. That's 5+ years.
(5+ years of paying developers, buying other companies, and settling lawsuits with ungrateful foreign entities. )
Reply #15 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 4:47 PM
| There is no reason to charge 100's of dollars for a disc and a serial number! |
The price of software isn't dependant on the price of the media it resides on. If you buy XP from a store, the box, the cardboard and papers inside and the cd is less than $1.00. But this type of software is years and years in the making. Vista development probably started before XP was released. That's 5+ years.
(5+ years of paying developers, buying other companies, and settling lawsuits with ungrateful foreign entities.
)
whiterabbit007
Reply #16 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 5:23 PM
Maybe a better way to look at it would be to say that Vista will cost only a tiny fraction of the price for PS3
The prices are indeed steep and more than I have hoped for, however consider this, how many times do you buy a new operating system? Barring second computers or lost copies, probably once in three four years, maybe less often, and that's not taking into account that a lot of the time you get it with the system. I think seen in this light it's not quite as bad and in any case, Buttermaker, selling an OS like Windows for 50-60 bucks is not realistic, even if it was from a goody-goody company instead of MS.
Reply #16 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 5:23 PM
| My next OS will cost as much as my XBox 360. That just seems wrong somehow. |
Maybe a better way to look at it would be to say that Vista will cost only a tiny fraction of the price for PS3
The prices are indeed steep and more than I have hoped for, however consider this, how many times do you buy a new operating system? Barring second computers or lost copies, probably once in three four years, maybe less often, and that's not taking into account that a lot of the time you get it with the system. I think seen in this light it's not quite as bad and in any case, Buttermaker, selling an OS like Windows for 50-60 bucks is not realistic, even if it was from a goody-goody company instead of MS.
antivista
Reply #17 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 6:42 PM
yes, if you look at the full retail version... come on. who of you people here are going to be buying anything other than the upgrade version..?
prices are a product of supply and demand - ibm, another high-flying company forgot that rule and suffered real bad for a while (how many 1000's of people did they lay-off) - remember the days when one could buy and throw away 3 taiwanese noname pcs before one had spent the money that an original ibm at-pc (8mhz) cost (timeframe 1986)..? and the taiwansese pcs were just as good as the original ibm..!
as regards the prices, microsoft has no REAL competition at the moment and apart from which they produce damn good products and i'm prepared to pay for them if i need them... for me personally that is the question, do i really need vista now or is 2 or 3 years down the road ok for me... time will tell...
right mow i wish there was a retail version of windows xp media edition - i am right in believing it's only available together with a computer and not on it's own..?
Reply #17 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 6:42 PM
| The prices are indeed steep and more than I have hoped for |
yes, if you look at the full retail version... come on. who of you people here are going to be buying anything other than the upgrade version..?
prices are a product of supply and demand - ibm, another high-flying company forgot that rule and suffered real bad for a while (how many 1000's of people did they lay-off) - remember the days when one could buy and throw away 3 taiwanese noname pcs before one had spent the money that an original ibm at-pc (8mhz) cost (timeframe 1986)..? and the taiwansese pcs were just as good as the original ibm..!
as regards the prices, microsoft has no REAL competition at the moment and apart from which they produce damn good products and i'm prepared to pay for them if i need them... for me personally that is the question, do i really need vista now or is 2 or 3 years down the road ok for me... time will tell...
right mow i wish there was a retail version of windows xp media edition - i am right in believing it's only available together with a computer and not on it's own..?
werewolf
Reply #18 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:11 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:11 PM
when i bought XP I purchased an oem version for $89.00 US. I wonder if the same sort of thing will be available for Vista??
Jafo
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:27 PM
Reply #19 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 8:27 PM
When I bought '98 years ago it was an OEM for AUS $200.
When I last bought XP Pro it was an OEM for AUS $180.
That doesn't seem to be any type of inflationary pricing at all...
ScottyK
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 11:45 PM
nope. you can buy WIN MCE 2005. For example you can get it from NewEgg. I use it on my 1st gen store bought MCE (though I only upgraded to 2004 on that one) and on my newer home-brewed box.
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 11:45 PM
| right mow i wish there was a retail version of windows xp media edition - i am right in believing it's only available together with a computer and not on it's own..? |
nope. you can buy WIN MCE 2005. For example you can get it from NewEgg. I use it on my 1st gen store bought MCE (though I only upgraded to 2004 on that one) and on my newer home-brewed box.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 11:57 AM