Vista - OZ Vista Prices ??may differ Jan '07

From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.

http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml

Some of you other countries don't have
much to complain about after all !

I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.

happy Vistamas to all
and a joyous New Year

So how much cheaper will it be in the US?.


"LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
>
> http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
>
> Some of you other countries don't have
> much to complain about after all !
>
> I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
>
> happy Vistamas to all
> and a joyous New Year
>

Vista Home Premium AUD 415.00
" " " USD 239.00

I'm going anyway so the airfare doesn't factor
in to it.

"Mr. Vista" wrote:

> So how much cheaper will it be in the US?.
>
>
> "LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
> >
> > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
> >
> > Some of you other countries don't have
> > much to complain about after all !
> >
> > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
> >
> > happy Vistamas to all
> > and a joyous New Year
> >
>
>
>

Presumably, you'll be getting the US English version of Vista at the $US
price.

But will it understand Strine? :>

Alan

"LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
>
> http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
>
> Some of you other countries don't have
> much to complain about after all !
>
> I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
>
> happy Vistamas to all
> and a joyous New Year
>

Mr Vista

From what I have gleaned from this NG,
anyone paying in ₤GB & €EU are really
going to be slugged. Seems a little
one sided. However, I'm a managerial
accountant (semi ret') and deal frequently in
'foreign' currencies and the market will most
probably dictate the prices in the long run.
'sort of like an airline price war'.

Suggestions, from many of the 'knowbies'
is, shop around !

"LoneWolf" wrote:

> Vista Home Premium AUD 415.00
> " " " USD 239.00
>
> I'm going anyway so the airfare doesn't factor
> in to it.
>
> "Mr. Vista" wrote:
>
> > So how much cheaper will it be in the US?.
> >
> >
> > "LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> > > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
> > >
> > > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
> > >
> > > Some of you other countries don't have
> > > much to complain about after all !
> > >
> > > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> > > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
> > >
> > > happy Vistamas to all
> > > and a joyous New Year
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Actually, Australians and New Zealanders
speak better English that the poms do.
No 'strine' here.

"Alan" wrote:

> Presumably, you'll be getting the US English version of Vista at the $US
> price.
>
> But will it understand Strine? :>
>
> Alan
>
> "LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
> >
> > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
> >
> > Some of you other countries don't have
> > much to complain about after all !
> >
> > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
> >
> > happy Vistamas to all
> > and a joyous New Year
> >
>
>
>

Alan

If you don't understand this, then I respectfully
suggest further education is warranted. ;{)

http://users.tpg.com.au/users/bev2000/strine2.htm

"Alan" wrote:

> Presumably, you'll be getting the US English version of Vista at the $US
> price.
>
> But will it understand Strine? :>
>
> Alan
>
> "LoneWolf" <LoneWolf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D1C30F9-DB1A-4034-99A9-895EE07CF3FA@microsoft.com...
> > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
> >
> > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
> >
> > Some of you other countries don't have
> > much to complain about after all !
> >
> > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
> >
> > happy Vistamas to all
> > and a joyous New Year
> >
>
>
>

$239 USD equates to $304 AUD at the current exchange rate. $415 retail is about $377 before GST. The markup between $304 and $377 is about 24%. Why do I think we are being shafted - again.

Geo.

"LoneWolf" wrote
> Vista Home Premium AUD 415.00
> " " " USD 239.00
>
> I'm going anyway so the airfare doesn't factor
> in to it.
>
> "Mr. Vista" wrote:
>> So how much cheaper will it be in the US?.
>>
>>
>> "LoneWolf" wrote
>> > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
>> >
>> > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
>> >
>> > Some of you other countries don't have
>> > much to complain about after all !
>> >
>> > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
>> > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
>> >
>> > happy Vistamas to all
>> > and a joyous New Year

Geo

History will tell you that Australia has always
been 'shafted' by MS & the US Govt'.
(refer to XP prices, when it come on the market)
They are under the impression that
Australia is a little backwater country, so they
can do whatever they like. (eg: Pine Gap)

They (mentioned above) forget that Australia
assisted in no short manner, in the 'landing' on the
moon (?) with our tracking being the only ones
in position at the time.

Yes ! Australians and New Zealanders are, again,
going to have to pay the price for living in the
Southern Hemisphere.

:{ )
"Geo." wrote:

> $239 USD equates to $304 AUD at the current exchange rate. $415 retail is about $377 before GST. The markup between $304 and $377 is about 24%. Why do I think we are being shafted - again.
>
> Geo.
>
> "LoneWolf" wrote
> > Vista Home Premium AUD 415.00
> > " " " USD 239.00
> >
> > I'm going anyway so the airfare doesn't factor
> > in to it.
> >
> > "Mr. Vista" wrote:
> >> So how much cheaper will it be in the US?.
> >>
> >>
> >> "LoneWolf" wrote
> >> > From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml
> >> >
> >> > Some of you other countries don't have
> >> > much to complain about after all !
> >> >
> >> > I'm getting my copy when I visit my property
> >> > in Wyoming in the spring, at $US price.
> >> >
> >> > happy Vistamas to all
> >> > and a joyous New Year
>
>

"LoneWolf" wrote:

> From January 2007 Australian PCUser mag'.
>
> http://www.corpsoft.com.au/public/vista.ehtml

MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC DVD $349.00
$349 for Home Basic? Are they crazy????