Vista - Windows Vista RTM pricing...

Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version will
be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.

Mike

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
> will
> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.


*spits coffee over keyboard*
HOW MUCH???!!!11
I could buy a new laptop for that price :-/

--
Beck
http://becs.wordpress.com

It doesn't suprise me. RC2 is looking really good. I can't wait for release.

Imagine what this is going to do the hardware group. I see a major upgrade
cycle coming. I am buying tech stocks as we speak.

Yosh

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
> will
> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>
> Mike
>

thats a fairly big price tag
I think I will be buying the home premium version it's got most things I
want

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
> will
> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>
> Mike
>

Does anyone know the pricing of the oem versions ?
That assuming OEM versions will be made.
I know Xp Pro OEM version sells for far less than the full retail version

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
> will
> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>
> Mike
>

Not too sure about the upgrade cycle
From my experience vista actually runs better and more stable on older PC's
than xp does
I had an old PC sitting around it was a pentium 3 866Mhz cpu 512Mb ram and a
128Mb video card I installed Vista on it and I wasn't expecting much at all
But other than not having aero glass it ran very well and a lot smoother and
stable than it did with XP on it

But I guess to run it with all it's features fully working most people will
have to consider an upgrade

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
> will
> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>
> Mike
>

That's a ridiculous price actually;
One of the poster's earlier was correct; you can buy a pc for that price.

Jeff
Not to mention, Vista reporting back to MSFT everytime you boot up; other
options are starting to look good.

"Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:AD32CE47-D724-4127-9B95-0DBC612F24F3@microsoft.com...
> Not too sure about the upgrade cycle
> From my experience vista actually runs better and more stable on older
> PC's than xp does
> I had an old PC sitting around it was a pentium 3 866Mhz cpu 512Mb ram and
> a 128Mb video card I installed Vista on it and I wasn't expecting much at
> all
> But other than not having aero glass it ran very well and a lot smoother
> and stable than it did with XP on it
>
> But I guess to run it with all it's features fully working most people
> will have to consider an upgrade
>
> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
>> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
>> will
>> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>

If Vista reports back to MSFT on every boot, then wouldn't that cause
problems if for example the pc is being used as an offline PC ?

"Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> That's a ridiculous price actually;
> One of the poster's earlier was correct; you can buy a pc for that price.
>
> Jeff
> Not to mention, Vista reporting back to MSFT everytime you boot up; other
> options are starting to look good.
>
> "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:AD32CE47-D724-4127-9B95-0DBC612F24F3@microsoft.com...
>> Not too sure about the upgrade cycle
>> From my experience vista actually runs better and more stable on older
>> PC's than xp does
>> I had an old PC sitting around it was a pentium 3 866Mhz cpu 512Mb ram
>> and a 128Mb video card I installed Vista on it and I wasn't expecting
>> much at all
>> But other than not having aero glass it ran very well and a lot smoother
>> and stable than it did with XP on it
>>
>> But I guess to run it with all it's features fully working most people
>> will have to consider an upgrade
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
>>> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
>>> will
>>> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>

Personally, I believe Microsoft's retail pricing is forcing people to just
buy a new pc with Vista installed. I really believe a hardware upgrade cycle
is in the near future.

I will probably end up buying a new pc next year. I can't wait!


"Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> That's a ridiculous price actually;
> One of the poster's earlier was correct; you can buy a pc for that price.
>
> Jeff
> Not to mention, Vista reporting back to MSFT everytime you boot up; other
> options are starting to look good.
>
> "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:AD32CE47-D724-4127-9B95-0DBC612F24F3@microsoft.com...
>> Not too sure about the upgrade cycle
>> From my experience vista actually runs better and more stable on older
>> PC's than xp does
>> I had an old PC sitting around it was a pentium 3 866Mhz cpu 512Mb ram
>> and a 128Mb video card I installed Vista on it and I wasn't expecting
>> much at all
>> But other than not having aero glass it ran very well and a lot smoother
>> and stable than it did with XP on it
>>
>> But I guess to run it with all it's features fully working most people
>> will have to consider an upgrade
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
>>> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
>>> will
>>> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>

Take a look here at pcworld.com

http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/002709.html


"Yoshi" <yoshi@home.com> wrote in message
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> Personally, I believe Microsoft's retail pricing is forcing people to just
> buy a new pc with Vista installed. I really believe a hardware upgrade
> cycle is in the near future.
>
> I will probably end up buying a new pc next year. I can't wait!
>
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:O3QLL1g7GHA.940@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> That's a ridiculous price actually;
>> One of the poster's earlier was correct; you can buy a pc for that price.
>>
>> Jeff
>> Not to mention, Vista reporting back to MSFT everytime you boot up; other
>> options are starting to look good.
>>
>> "Will" <imagine_44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:AD32CE47-D724-4127-9B95-0DBC612F24F3@microsoft.com...
>>> Not too sure about the upgrade cycle
>>> From my experience vista actually runs better and more stable on older
>>> PC's than xp does
>>> I had an old PC sitting around it was a pentium 3 866Mhz cpu 512Mb ram
>>> and a 128Mb video card I installed Vista on it and I wasn't expecting
>>> much at all
>>> But other than not having aero glass it ran very well and a lot smoother
>>> and stable than it did with XP on it
>>>
>>> But I guess to run it with all it's features fully working most people
>>> will have to consider an upgrade
>>>
>>> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:75C35278-BC6B-4B5E-8C07-596BEDE714C3@microsoft.com...
>>>> Just in case anyone is interested, Vista Ultimate full install version
>>>> will
>>>> be priced at £325 in the UK with a release date of 2nd February 2007.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>
>>
>