Anytime Upgrade Pricing

[dirty old man]

Anytime Upgrade Pricing:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-17ConsumerOptionsPR.mspx


The manufacturer's suggested retail prices to upgrade to more premium editions of Windows Vista are
as follows: Home Basic to Home Premium $79, Home Basic to Ultimate $199, Home Premium to Ultimate
$159 and Business to Ultimate $139. Windows Anytime Upgrade will coincide with the general
availability of Windows Vista in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan on Jan. 30, and after
launch customers can find additional information at http://www.windowsanytimeupgrade.com .

 

[Scott]

dirty old man spake thusly on 1/18/2007 9:16 AM:

Anytime Upgrade Pricing:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-17ConsumerOptionsPR.mspx


The manufacturer's suggested retail prices to upgrade to more premium editions of Windows Vista are
as follows: Home Basic to Home Premium $79, Home Basic to Ultimate $199, Home Premium to Ultimate
$159 and Business to Ultimate $139. Windows Anytime Upgrade will coincide with the general
availability of Windows Vista in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan on Jan. 30, and after
launch customers can find additional information at http://www.windowsanytimeupgrade.com .

So it's in one's benefit to buy what they think they will ultimately
want anyway and save some cash.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

That is what the Anytime Upgrade team told us in the TechBeta chat. They
said it repeatedly. They said if you know what edition you want to wind up
with, buy it up from because the cost of a lower edition plus an AU
certificate will always be the more expensive route.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

*from = front

That is what the Anytime Upgrade team told us in the TechBeta chat. They
said it repeatedly. They said if you know what edition you want to wind
up with, buy it up from because the cost of a lower edition plus an AU
certificate will always be the more expensive route.

 

[BChat]

''Home Premium to Ultimate $159 ''

If I buy Home Premium Full edition for $239, then upgrade to Ultimate for
$159
total cost is - $398.00

If I buy Ultimate Full it will cost $399.00

Seems to me it is $1.00 cheaper to use Anytime Upgrade

What am I missing here?
BChat



Anytime Upgrade Pricing:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-17ConsumerOptionsPR.mspx


The manufacturer's suggested retail prices to upgrade to more premium
editions of Windows Vista are
as follows: Home Basic to Home Premium $79, Home Basic to Ultimate $199,
Home Premium to Ultimate
$159 and Business to Ultimate $139. Windows Anytime Upgrade will coincide
with the general
availability of Windows Vista in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan
on Jan. 30, and after
launch customers can find additional information at
http://www.windowsanytimeupgrade.com .