zdnet leaked MS Vista prices

Caslon · 08-29-2006, 05:39 AM

US prices.

* Windows Vista Ultimate $349/$199
* Windows Vista Business $269/179
* Windows Vista Home Premium $239/$139
* Windows Vista Home Basic $199/$99

One price is full, the other is upgrade. No details on features.

Of course...MS pulled this information from it's MS Canada site today
saying....

"Microsoft inadvertently posted Windows Vista Canadian retail prices on their Web site, and the information has since been removed. There is no new pricing information to share currently but we plan to announce Windows Vista U.S. pricing when we ship Windows Vista RC1, later this quarter."

Haha..too late now!

It appears January 30th is the release date. Someone else working at MS let that slip awhile ago and
Amazon.com now has it listed.

Cøyøte · 08-29-2006, 11:16 AM

Ill be more interested in what the prices are when it hits service pack 2.

grim reaper · 08-29-2006, 11:35 AM

Some how I don't think the pricing of Vista is a big concern with alot of people on here.

Still, are those prices CAD or USD?

TitanSound · 08-29-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caslon

One price is full, the other is upgrade. No details on features.

Upgrade? How can you upgrade a product that is not even out yet?

Unless they mean upgrade from WinXP???

grim reaper · 08-29-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TitanSound

Unless they mean upgrade from WinXP???

It means upgrading from a previous MS operating system.#

You're better off getting the full version, it saves having to install XP then Vista every time you format.

faker_phil · 08-29-2006, 12:58 PM

That would be worth the 100 bucks to me

Fishfinger · 08-29-2006, 05:28 PM

Ill be sticking with XP Pro for a while longer until I can get free version of vista

Caslon · 08-29-2006, 06:50 PM

I tried the win98 to Home upgrade. It wasn't as seamless as ppl thought.
There WERE issues and hassles and some confusion going from 98 to XP upgrade. I ended up buying the full XP Home after a format...it was so much easier, faster and cleaner an install.

Either Home Premium or Home Basic will be my two choices. I wonder what the differences between the
two will be, tho.

faker_phil · 08-29-2006, 08:39 PM

Probably about the same as Xp Professional and Xp Home.

Caslon · 08-30-2006, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grim reaper

Some how I don't think the pricing of Vista is a big concern with alot of people on here.

Still, are those prices CAD or USD?

Granted. These days...what passes as a big concern here?

08-29-2006, 05:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,582	zdnet leaked MS Vista prices US prices. * Windows Vista Ultimate $349/$199 * Windows Vista Business $269/179 * Windows Vista Home Premium $239/$139 * Windows Vista Home Basic $199/$99 One price is full, the other is upgrade. No details on features. Of course...MS pulled this information from it's MS Canada site today saying.... "Microsoft inadvertently posted Windows Vista Canadian retail prices on their Web site, and the information has since been removed. There is no new pricing information to share currently but we plan to announce Windows Vista U.S. pricing when we ship Windows Vista RC1, later this quarter." Haha..too late now! It appears January 30th is the release date. Someone else working at MS let that slip awhile ago and Amazon.com now has it listed. Last edited by Caslon : 08-29-2006 at 05:54 AM.

08-29-2006, 11:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cøyøte Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,410	Re: zdnet leaked MS Vista prices Ill be more interested in what the prices are when it hits service pack 2. __________________ "We are Dyslexia of Borg. All your ass will be laminated" Don't call your ISP when your computer breaks. You dont call the Dept. of roads when your car breaks down, nor the power company when a lightbulb burns out. They dont want to hear it, and neither do we."-Coyote

08-29-2006, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	Re: zdnet leaked MS Vista prices Some how I don't think the pricing of Vista is a big concern with alot of people on here. Still, are those prices CAD or USD?

08-29-2006, 05:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
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08-29-2006, 06:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,582	Re: zdnet leaked MS Vista prices I tried the win98 to Home upgrade. It wasn't as seamless as ppl thought. There WERE issues and hassles and some confusion going from 98 to XP upgrade. I ended up buying the full XP Home after a format...it was so much easier, faster and cleaner an install. Either Home Premium or Home Basic will be my two choices. I wonder what the differences between the two will be, tho.