Windows Vista Australia Pricing is a Bg rip off

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Dear Microsoft Australia

your Prices for windows Vista is a big ripoff and 50% of Australia will not
bye it and
put Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic for $190.00 Retail RRP The
Newespapers PC mags is saying Windows Vista is a big ripoff if you put the
prices down lower than 600 Aus Dollers then 100% of people live in Australia
will bye the softwere if they have a PC and MAC OS X tigar is more cheaper
than Windows Vista.

Remember Microsoft i am one Angrey person and people will keep on writing to
you to lower the prices and if you do you will get payed alot of Money.

What will you do!

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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...fdd&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
 
you are write Microsoft should lower the Price for Austalia this is what APC
said about the price

Microsoft today released US pricing for Windows Vista, ranging from $US99.95
for the upgrade version of Vista Home Basic through to $US399 for the full
retail version of Vista Ultimate.

The version that APC readers will probably be most interested in, the Vista
Home Premium upgrade, is $US159, which we estimate will translate to $A267
based on the price difference between XP's US and Australian pricing.

Microsoft says these prices are valid for the United States only and actual
Australian pricing is yet to be confirmed.

Windows Vista US pricing

Version Retail RRP Upgrade RRP
Business $US299 ($A387) $US199 ($A258)
Home premium $US239 ($A310) $US159 ($A206)
Home basic $US199 ($A258) $US99.95 ($A129)
Ultimate $US399 ($A517) $US259 ($A336)
Enterprise Only available to volume license customers

The Australian dollar prices above are direct conversions based on today's
exchange rate.

So, how does that compare to XP pricing now? Here's the official Australian
pricing from Microsoft.com and Microsoft.com.au:

Version Retail RRP Upgrade RRP
XP Home $US199 ($A325 - 1.63X) $US99 ($A169 - 1.70X)
XP Pro $US299 ($479 - 1.60X) $US199 ($A345 - 1.73X)

The median value of the multipliers between US and Australian pricing (1.63X
to 1.78X), is 1.68X. That multiplier takes into account exchange rate,
Australian Goods and Service Tax (GST) and profit markup applied by Microsoft
Australia here.

So, using the 1.68 multipier, here are our best guesses on what Australian
pricing for Vista will be when it hits.

Version Retail RRP Upgrade RRP
Business $US299 ($A502) $US199 ($A334)
Home premium $US239 ($A401) $US159 ($A267)
Home basic $US199 ($A334) $US99.95 ($A168)
Ultimate $US399 ($A670) $US259 ($A435)
Enterprise Only available to volume license customers

Ouch -- an estimated $670 for the retail version of the Ultimate Edition.
Let's hope Microsoft Australia decides to take a slightly smaller cut on that
one than it did with XP in the past.

In reality, though, people either buy a full version of Windows with a new
computer (in which case they get the drastically discounted OEM pricing) or
they buy an upgrade, so most people interested in Ultimate will be looking at
the estimated $435 Upgrade price.
Microsoft Australia was unable to immediately provide an indication of the
range of prices computer manufacturers pay for Windows XP on an OEM basis at
the time this article was written. Nor could they give any indication on what
the Vista OEM pricing would be.

However, the upgrade pricing of Home Premium at an estimated $267 is
substantially cheaper than the price of XP Pro at $345. This shows that
Microsoft has recognised that many home users prefer XP Pro over the
artificially hobbled Home version and it has taken this into account in its
Vista range and pricing strategy.

Papz i Agree Windows Vista price is a rip off








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First the Euros and now the Australians. Who's next? What if the Chinese
get pissed off about Vista pricing too?... Maybe Vista *will* start WWIII.
 
It isn't a *near* monopoly, it is a monoploy. But the argument is
still valid. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
 
Probably wish they could create some technology that allowed their users to
filter out messages that are written with poor spelling and grammar.
 
Papz said:
Dear Microsoft Australia

your Prices for windows Vista is a big ripoff and 50% of Australia will not
bye it and
put Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic for $190.00 Retail RRP The
Newespapers PC mags is saying Windows Vista is a big ripoff if you put the
prices down lower than 600 Aus Dollers then 100% of people live in Australia
will bye the softwere if they have a PC and MAC OS X tigar is more cheaper
than Windows Vista.
Click to expand...
You should live in the UK.
 
Why should they get pissed off? They just pirate Vista and activate it against those fancy Chinese KMS thingies.
First the Euros and now the Australians. Who's next? What if the Chinese
get pissed off about Vista pricing too?... Maybe Vista *will* start WWIII.
 
Is there something in Australia that prevents you from running Linux on your computer? Is Apple prohibited from selling in Australia? A monopoly means there is no other choice. I live in the St. Louis area of Missouri and Charter is our cable TV provider. I cannot have Comcast or Time Warner going through the cable. That makes Charter a cable TV monopoly in this area. Microsoft is not a monopoly.

It isn't a *near* monopoly, it is a monoploy. But the argument is
still valid. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
 
William said:
Is there something in Australia that prevents you from running Linux on
your computer? Is Apple prohibited from selling in Australia? A monopoly
means there is no other choice. I live in the St. Louis area of Missouri
and Charter is our cable TV provider. I cannot have Comcast or Time
Warner going through the cable. That makes Charter a cable TV monopoly
in this area. Microsoft is not a monopoly.
Click to expand...

It's a de facto monopoly, although IE7, WPA, WGA, WGA/N, SPP, WMP11 and
Vista may very well change that.

Alias
 
That's like saying don't buy electricity if you don't like the price!
Therefore, local gov'ts regulate the price and quantity in the public
interest.
-Pete
 
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