What is upgrade RRP ?

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BChat said:
If you GOOGLE this question, you'll get many links. The context in which
it
is used, leads me to believe it refers to the retail price of Vista. I
don't
know the EXACT meaning, but it has something to do with the retail price.
As
posted already - Recommended Retail Price, sounds good to me.
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http://www.consumereducation.org.uk/money/english/prices/01.htm

"What exactly are recommended retail prices or RRP's?
These are the manufacturers' guidelines or suggested selling prices but
shops don't have to follow them if they don't want to. This hasn't always
been the case. Years ago, we had a system called "re-sale price
maintenance". Under that system, manufacturers or producers dictated the
minimum selling price to consumers. Shops had no choice and were not allowed
to go below the manufacturers' limits so every shop tended to charge similar
prices and consumers knew what they would be expected to pay.

Then the big supermarkets sprang up. They soon realised that they could buy
things from manufacturers at lower prices because they bought in bulk. They
wanted to pass on the savings to their customers but the law at that time
didn't allow them to, so it was changed. Resale price maintenance was
scrapped and the government decided that customers would have a better deal
if shops were allowed to undercut (charge less than) the manufacturer's
recommended prices. Shops today compete for customers and prices are left to
find their own levels so customer have to become a bargain hunter and look
around before buying to save money.

Are recommended retail price a useful guide for shoppers?

Sadly no..."

You'll find amazon.co.uk quote the RRP (Recommended Retail Price) on nearly
everything they sell, crossed out with their price and the saving. It's got
to be a bit of a joke, magazines reviewing items now often quote a "street
price" which is what you can expect to pay with a bit of shopping around.
 
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