Windows Vista OEM prices.

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How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista
Ultimate cost?
 
Ask your Microsoft product rep. They will be the ones who will have that
info...though I am not sure that many OEM's will be providing ULtimate...
 
Or your distributor where you usually buy OEM software to include with your
hardware.
 
Nelson24 said:
How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
Vista
Ultimate cost?
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What really is the difference between Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate,
after all? Is it really not the difference between XP Home and XP
Professional, with Aero tossed in?.

No one at this time knows how much any edition of Vista will cost, since
Microsoft has not yet published a pricing structure for Vista.

But if past prices for Microsoft OEM products are any indication, the OEM
editions will be ~$100 - ~$150 less than the Retail editions, depending on
market conditions, and how far Microsoft is willing to go to get Vista
distributed to the world.

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Donald L McDaniel
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With all due respect to Nelson24, I don't think you will buy those editions
the same way you buy XP OEM editions.

My understanding is that you will purchase a new product key from MS online
that will unlock the additional features and capabilities for moving from
Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate.

It would be like being able to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro without having
to buy an XP Pro cd. That implies that the extra bits will already be on
your computer and just need to be unlocked. I believe that is the case.
 
That is the case, it's not quite as simple as a new product key (ie: you
won't be able to just enter a pirated key and unlock Vista Ultimate) but you
will be able to upgrade online without downloading the locked parts since
they are already there
 
Donald McDaniel said:
What really is the difference between Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate,
after all? Is it really not the difference between XP Home and XP
Professional, with Aero tossed in?.
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Far from it. There are shedloads of differences. Do some readin, it's
all there.
 
Yes, I believe you will be able to unlock the DVD and then install the new
stuff(as opposed to having it sitting on your computer unuseable) BUT, are
they going to have that feature available for OEM versions? Many OEM
versions nowadays are keyed to the machines(Dell, etc)
 
Ultimate has all the features and programs of all the other sku's including
Home, Business, and Enterprise. Its the Geeks' Vista.
 
Just as interesting a question is, how do the OEMs as partners get their
piece of this action? Will you be able to upgrade from the OEM or just MS?
 
Zack Uribe said:
Yes, I believe you will be able to unlock the DVD and then install the new
stuff(as opposed to having it sitting on your computer unuseable) BUT, are
they going to have that feature available for OEM versions? Many OEM
versions nowadays are keyed to the machines(Dell, etc)
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If you decide to go the way of OEM software, make sure you purchase a
so-called "Full OEM" of Vista produced by Microsoft, which would be much
like the Retail version, but without the ability to do an Upgrade
installation, and without the ability to transfer such a license to a new
machine.

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Donald L McDaniel
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Just to pick nits...but the Ultimate will not have all the Enterprise
stuff...The Enterprise, which can only be purchased through Software
Assurance(or whatever it is called) will include VirtualPC(since their
license allows them to run multiple copies of windows), Ultimate will not
have Virtual PC and some other Enterprise specific stuff that does not make
sence on a home machine.

From Paul Thurrott's Supersite:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_editions_final.asp

Windows Vista Enterprise
Optimized for the enterprise, this version will be a true superset of
Windows Vista Business, available only via volume license to Software
Assurance (SA) customers. It will include unique features such as
single-instance Virtual PC, the multi-language user interface (MUI), and the
Secure Startup/full volume encryption security technologies ("Cornerstone").


Windows Vista Ultimate
The best operating system ever offered for a personal PC, optimized for the
individual. Windows Vista Ultimate is a superset of both Vista Home Premium
and Vista Business, so it includes all of the features of both of those
product versions, plus adds Game Performance Tweaker with integrated gaming
experiences, a Podcast creation utility (under consideration, may be cut
from product), and online "Club" services (exclusive access to music,
movies, services and preferred customer care) and other "Vista Ultimate
Extras" offerings (also under consideration, may be cut from product).
 
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