How much will Vista cost?

[Jason]

Everyone has been asking this question for some time now. Microsoft has finally released the prices on their Canadian Microsoft web site:

Microsoft.com Canada has released pricing for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Ultimate is listed at $499 Canadian which translates into $450.36 in USD. Home Premium is listed at $299 or $269.86 USD, Vista Ultimate Upgrade is priced at $299 or $269.86 USD, while Home Premium Upgrade is $199 or $179.60 USD.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=34770
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/pricelists/pricelists.asp?file=ERP

 

[Guest]

Wow, I was really expecting the prices to be higher. I remembered back to XP
and if I remember, I thought XP Pro (full) was about US$500. So naturally, I
thought Ultimate would be around US$700. But to answer your question, the US
side hasn't released the pricing, AFAIK. I would gues that the US pricing on
the Canada site would be good to take from.

Damn $450 for Ultimate.... wow. Maybe Office Ultimate won't be $$$. Thanks
for the heads up too, that is the first pricing that I know of. Good job.

 

[Will Schuitman]

I'm pretty happy with vista at the moment considering it's a beta release,
but it has a fair way to go before it's worth that much

Everyone has been asking this question for some time now. Microsoft has
finally released the prices on their Canadian Microsoft web site:

Microsoft.com Canada has released pricing for Windows Vista. Windows Vista
Ultimate is listed at $499 Canadian which translates into $450.36 in USD.
Home Premium is listed at $299 or $269.86 USD, Vista Ultimate Upgrade is
priced at $299 or $269.86 USD, while Home Premium Upgrade is $199 or $179.60
USD.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=34770
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/pricelists/pricelists.asp?file=ERP

 

[Guest]

I went over to Microsoft Canada, and the pricing has been removed. Sounds
like Microsoft, offically, doesn't want to give out the pricing yet.

 

[Will Schuitman]

I'm sure they'll have a figure in mind and if the one that was posted before
is accurate it would sound about right
it could of been a lot higher but I don't think that would be justified
considering all the features that have been left out so far, and also it may
be shipped with a lot of bugs and faults.
I'll wait and see what the final product is like, and if it's as unstable as
a lot of people seem to think it will be then I'll probably stick with Xp
Pro until the first service pack release for vista and then buy it

Everyone has been asking this question for some time now. Microsoft has
finally released the prices on their Canadian Microsoft web site:

Microsoft.com Canada has released pricing for Windows Vista. Windows Vista
Ultimate is listed at $499 Canadian which translates into $450.36 in USD.
Home Premium is listed at $299 or $269.86 USD, Vista Ultimate Upgrade is
priced at $299 or $269.86 USD, while Home Premium Upgrade is $199 or $179.60
USD.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=34770
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/pricelists/pricelists.asp?file=ERP

 

[Guest]

i honestly think that is a stupid price to pay for an os. especially when
it's not that much better than xp. i though $100 for home premium and $200
for ultimate would be more suitable. no way am i spending that!

 

[Chris Game]

Too much!!!

 

[Raven Mill]

It wasn't removed...it was never there. They haven't put the pricing UP
yet... The screenshot is a photoshop.

Trust me, when the pricing is revealed, you won't hear about it first on
some post by a 17-year-old. LOL
It will be all over the Tech World News, who have, strangely enough, not
said a word about it...

 

[Mark D. VandenBerg]

Believe whatever you want. Microsoft has always stated that the pricees for the various levels of Vista will be similar to the XP counterpart. XP Home=Vista Home Basic. XP MCE= Vista Home Premium. etc...
Everyone has been asking this question for some time now. Microsoft has finally released the prices on their Canadian Microsoft web site:

Microsoft.com Canada has released pricing for Windows Vista. Windows Vista Ultimate is listed at $499 Canadian which translates into $450.36 in USD. Home Premium is listed at $299 or $269.86 USD, Vista Ultimate Upgrade is priced at $299 or $269.86 USD, while Home Premium Upgrade is $199 or $179.60 USD.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=34770
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/pricelists/pricelists.asp?file=ERP

 

[Jason]

It was up on the site. The link I provided was a direct link to the Microsoft Canada site. Not my fault that Microsoft noticed it after I posted it in the forum and removed it.
"Raven Mill" <nospammingdammit> wrote in message It wasn't removed...it was never there. They haven't put the pricing UP
yet... The screenshot is a photoshop.

Trust me, when the pricing is revealed, you won't hear about it first on
some post by a 17-year-old. LOL
It will be all over the Tech World News, who have, strangely enough, not
said a word about it...

 

[Luke Fitzwater]

There is a problem with that scenario. XP MCE was and still is only
available by OEM. Which would contradict Microsoft's pricing strategy
versus the upgrade path they had previously laid out: Vista Home Basic
to Home Premium to Ultimate.

If I were a betting man, I would say Microsoft may surprise us all and
under price it compared to XP (i.e. Vista Home Basic Full Retail $100,
Upgrade Retail $50, ect...). After all, the easiest way to stamp out
piracy is to lower the cost of the application. Lower prices mean more
people can afford the upgrades instead of stealing it. I know there are
other reasons for piracy, but price seems to be the most used excuse.

Not trying to step on anyone's toes about the pricing, just giving my
two cents about it.

-Luke

 

[Guest]

Thats very true. I wonder if all the rich ms employees don't realise that
$400 is a hell of alot of money. The main reason office gets pirated is
because of the price. it's just unaffordable to the public.