europe vista pricing yet?

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Andre Da Costa said:
Have you checked http://www.amazon.co.uk
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I don't trust Amazon prices or any web store until an item has been
confirmed. Amazon usually put a guess price on the website.
The price they list at the moment is £149 for home premium upgrade. If that
is the real confirmed price I think that is too expensive. I was expecting
it to be around £150 for the full version.
 
If it's any help Computer Shopper magazine quotes the prices as follows in
their Feb 07 issue:
Retail prices
Home Basic = £155
Home Premium Version = £190
Vista Business = £250
Business Premium = £325

seems expensive to me, think I'll stick with XP
Neil
 
UK prices for anything always more expensive, thats why more persons from UK
are coming to America to shop on holidays.
 
seems expensive to me, think I'll stick with XP
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You can always buy an OEM version, but you lose support from Microsoft and
the ability to transfer it to another machine.

Windows Vista Ultimate OEM £135.11
Windows Vista Home Premium OEM £78.71

They'll be available from most computer hardware sellers.

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Andre said:
UK prices for anything always more expensive, thats why more persons from UK
are coming to America to shop on holidays.
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Now that the Democrats have control of the purse strings, you may find
that the dollar makes a come back and it won't be cheaper to shop in the
USA. That said, I had a friend purchase a copy of a generic OEM XP Pro
SP2B from NewEgg and he sent it to me in the mail :-) I saved 40 euros
in the process.

Alias
 
True, I have been trying out Vista RC1 5600 for some time but have to admit
I can't see a reason to buy it yet. I think it would only be a consideration
if I was upgrading hardware, but I'm happy with XP.
All the best
Neil
 
Paul Smith said:
You can always buy an OEM version, but you lose support from Microsoft and
the ability to transfer it to another machine.

Windows Vista Ultimate OEM £135.11
Windows Vista Home Premium OEM £78.71
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Now this is more like it. I am aware of the OEM restrictions but it is no
bother to me. My laptop is fairly new, (only 8 months old) so I expect it to
be around for a few years yet. Even if it does die, it is likely to be
replaced by a newer version possibly with Vista as I have an extended
warranty bullshit type thing.
 
Alias said:
Now that the Democrats have control of the purse strings, you may find
that the dollar makes a come back and it won't be cheaper to shop in the
USA. That said, I had a friend purchase a copy of a generic OEM XP Pro
SP2B from NewEgg and he sent it to me in the mail :-) I saved 40 euros in
the process.

Alias
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I find it incredulous that Amazon.com lists Vista Ultimate Upgrade at $250
USD whilst Amazon.co.uk has it as £250 GBP - thats approaching double the US
price!


Steve
 
Steve said:
I find it incredulous that Amazon.com lists Vista Ultimate Upgrade at $250
USD whilst Amazon.co.uk has it as £250 GBP - thats approaching double the US
price!


Steve
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Apple does the same thing, as do many software companies. They figure
they can get away with one dollar equaling one pound which also equals
one euro. Again, it just demonstrates the trend of these large companies
of holding their paying customers in utter disdain and showing no
respect. It will back fire.

"You can fool some of the people ..."

Alias
 
Well think about this:
1 US dollar is equal to 67.00 Jamaica Dollars
1 £ is equal to 120.00 Jamaica Dollars

That means Vista Ultimate Full would cost: Jamaican $26, 733.00

Thats a lot of money.
 
I know these details. MSFT set a record price with the European Union fine.
They have paid the highest to them ever. MSFT's Ace litigation team has set
a record for the amount of fines paid in this venue. They have secured
themselves a very high price tag for arrogance and stubborness beyond the
pale.

By Matt Hines
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

"Microsoft has paid the $600 million fine handed down by the European
Commission in its antitrust ruling against the company.

Representatives of the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant confirmed Friday
that Microsoft deposited the payment in an escrow account while the
company's appeal is taking place. While Microsoft had the option of
submitting a promissory note in place of such a payout until proceedings are
complete, the company dipped into its massive cash reserves, estimated at
$50 billion, to cover the largest antitrust fine ever levied against a
company by the European Union.

In March, European regulators ordered Microsoft to remove its Media Player
software from its Windows operating system and pay the fine, imposed because
of what the Commission ruled to be unfair business practices. However, the
EU has suspended the judgment while the company's appeal goes forward."

While Microsoft had the option of submitting a promissory note in place of
such a payout until proceedings are complete, the company dipped into its
massive cash reserves, estimated at $50 billion, to cover the largest
antitrust fine ever levied against a company by the European Union.

CH
 
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