Vista price

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Howard Brazee

I've read "The sticker price on Vista is the same as it's been for
Windows XP for the last five years".


It sure doesn't seem like that to someone who is thinking about
upgrading my home computers.

My upgrades have been to XP Pro, and the costs did not seem excessive
at the time. But trying to figure out what the next upgrade will
cost (with normal home configuration), it appears that cost now is a
very real issue.
 
Howard said:
I've read "The sticker price on Vista is the same as it's been for
Windows XP for the last five years".

It sure doesn't seem like that to someone who is thinking about
upgrading my home computers.

My upgrades have been to XP Pro, and the costs did not seem
excessive at the time. But trying to figure out what the next
upgrade will cost (with normal home configuration), it appears that
cost now is a very real issue.
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You upgraded to Windows XP Professional.
"Upgraded" to me means you utilized the current OS to upgrade to the next
without losing everything.
It may mean - to you - purchasing the less expensive OEM version of Windows
XP Professional OEM and installing a fresh copy on your machine.
(You can let us know.)

In my mind it means you at least purchased (least expensive) the Windows XP
Professional Upgrade media/licenses.
(One per computer.)

I'll use NewEgg - just because I trust them.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837116196
$184.99 for the upgrade edition of Windows XP Professional

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116059
$139.99 for the OEM version of Windows XP Professional
(Note - same price with a 'coupon for Vista' included:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116175 )

So you could have paid less - but let's assume $140-$190/machine.
(This does not count hardware - hardware is purchased only if you want
things to perform better. If you don't upgrade to the latest/greatest -
then your current machine is probably fine - you have to *choose* to upgrade
your hardware either on your own or because you chose to upgrade your OS and
the machine isn't beefy enough - which you should know before you dive in.)

Other numbers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837116194
$99.99 for the upgrade edition of Windows XP Home Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116056
$89.99 for the OEM version of Windows XP Home Edition
(Note - same price with a 'coupon for Vista' included:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116169 )

Upgrading to Vista - paths:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeinfo.mspx

A news article discussing pricing:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/05092006...indows-vista-cost-comparable-versions-xp.html

Looking at the pricing from New Egg and looking at the expected pricing in
the news article - I fail to see where the extreme difference you seem to be
implying is.

For example: To me - Vista Business is like "Windows XP Professional". That
upgrade price is touted at $199 retail. We all know that suggested retail
is almost always higher than actual retail prices. That falls in line quite
well with the upgrade price for Windows XP Professional from NewEgg at
$185...

What is it you are seeing that I am missing?
 
Howard said:
I've read "The sticker price on Vista is the same as it's been for
Windows XP for the last five years".

It sure doesn't seem like that to someone who is thinking about
upgrading my home computers.

My upgrades have been to XP Pro, and the costs did not seem
excessive at the time. But trying to figure out what the next
upgrade will cost (with normal home configuration), it appears that
cost now is a very real issue.
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
You upgraded to Windows XP Professional.
"Upgraded" to me means you utilized the current OS to upgrade to
the next without losing everything.
It may mean - to you - purchasing the less expensive OEM version of
Windows XP Professional OEM and installing a fresh copy on your
machine. (You can let us know.)

In my mind it means you at least purchased (least expensive) the
Windows XP Professional Upgrade media/licenses.
(One per computer.)

I'll use NewEgg - just because I trust them.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837116196
$184.99 for the upgrade edition of Windows XP Professional

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116059
$139.99 for the OEM version of Windows XP Professional
(Note - same price with a 'coupon for Vista' included:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116175 )

So you could have paid less - but let's assume $140-$190/machine.
(This does not count hardware - hardware is purchased only if you
want things to perform better. If you don't upgrade to the
latest/greatest - then your current machine is probably fine - you
have to *choose* to upgrade your hardware either on your own or
because you chose to upgrade your OS and the machine isn't beefy
enough - which you should know before you dive in.)

Other numbers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837116194
$99.99 for the upgrade edition of Windows XP Home Edition

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116056
$89.99 for the OEM version of Windows XP Home Edition
(Note - same price with a 'coupon for Vista' included:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116169 )

Upgrading to Vista - paths:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeinfo.mspx

A news article discussing pricing:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/05092006...indows-vista-cost-comparable-versions-xp.html

Looking at the pricing from New Egg and looking at the expected
pricing in the news article - I fail to see where the extreme
difference you seem to be implying is.

For example: To me - Vista Business is like "Windows XP
Professional". That upgrade price is touted at $199 retail. We
all know that suggested retail is almost always higher than actual
retail prices. That falls in line quite well with the upgrade
price for Windows XP Professional from NewEgg at $185...

What is it you are seeing that I am missing?
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Howard said:
Mainly, that most of the features that a home user might want cost
extra.
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Can you be more specific as to what you would be missing/having to pay extra
for in comparison to getting similar features in Windows XP Proffessional
vs. Home vs. Media Center Edition and the price differentiation there-in?
 
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