Vista - Windows Vista OEM prices.

How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista
Ultimate cost?

Ask your Microsoft product rep. They will be the ones who will have that
info...though I am not sure that many OEM's will be providing ULtimate...
"Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
> Vista
> Ultimate cost?

Or your distributor where you usually buy OEM software to include with your
hardware.

"Zack Uribe" <zackuribe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ask your Microsoft product rep. They will be the ones who will have that
> info...though I am not sure that many OEM's will be providing ULtimate...
> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
>> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
>> Vista
>> Ultimate cost?
>

"Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
> Vista
> Ultimate cost?

What really is the difference between Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate,
after all? Is it really not the difference between XP Home and XP
Professional, with Aero tossed in?.

No one at this time knows how much any edition of Vista will cost, since
Microsoft has not yet published a pricing structure for Vista.

But if past prices for Microsoft OEM products are any indication, the OEM
editions will be ~$100 - ~$150 less than the Retail editions, depending on
market conditions, and how far Microsoft is willing to go to get Vista
distributed to the world.

==

Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread.
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With all due respect to Nelson24, I don't think you will buy those editions
the same way you buy XP OEM editions.

My understanding is that you will purchase a new product key from MS online
that will unlock the additional features and capabilities for moving from
Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate.

It would be like being able to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro without having
to buy an XP Pro cd. That implies that the extra bits will already be on
your computer and just need to be unlocked. I believe that is the case.

"Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
> Vista
> Ultimate cost?

What Colin is describing is the 'Upgrade Anytime'.
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> With all due respect to Nelson24, I don't think you will buy those
> editions the same way you buy XP OEM editions.
>
> My understanding is that you will purchase a new product key from MS
> online that will unlock the additional features and capabilities for
> moving from Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate.
>
> It would be like being able to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro without
> having to buy an XP Pro cd. That implies that the extra bits will already
> be on your computer and just need to be unlocked. I believe that is the
> case.
>
> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
>> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
>> Vista
>> Ultimate cost?
>
>

That is the case, it's not quite as simple as a new product key (ie: you
won't be able to just enter a pirated key and unlock Vista Ultimate) but you
will be able to upgrade online without downloading the locked parts since
they are already there

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uLBhIIJlGHA.1640@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> With all due respect to Nelson24, I don't think you will buy those
> editions the same way you buy XP OEM editions.
>
> My understanding is that you will purchase a new product key from MS
> online that will unlock the additional features and capabilities for
> moving from Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate.
>
> It would be like being able to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro without
> having to buy an XP Pro cd. That implies that the extra bits will already
> be on your computer and just need to be unlocked. I believe that is the
> case.
>
> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
>> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
>> Vista
>> Ultimate cost?
>
>

In article <OcOQiFJlGHA.4284@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Donald McDaniel
says...
>
> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
> > How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
> > Vista
> > Ultimate cost?
>
> What really is the difference between Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate,
> after all? Is it really not the difference between XP Home and XP
> Professional, with Aero tossed in?.
>
Far from it. There are shedloads of differences. Do some readin, it's
all there.

--
Conor
Grumpy Old Man
Same ****, Different Day.

Yes, I believe you will be able to unlock the DVD and then install the new
stuff(as opposed to having it sitting on your computer unuseable) BUT, are
they going to have that feature available for OEM versions? Many OEM
versions nowadays are keyed to the machines(Dell, etc)


"Bones" <idonthaveone@blah.com> wrote in message
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> That is the case, it's not quite as simple as a new product key (ie: you
> won't be able to just enter a pirated key and unlock Vista Ultimate) but
> you will be able to upgrade online without downloading the locked parts
> since they are already there
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:uLBhIIJlGHA.1640@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> With all due respect to Nelson24, I don't think you will buy those
>> editions the same way you buy XP OEM editions.
>>
>> My understanding is that you will purchase a new product key from MS
>> online that will unlock the additional features and capabilities for
>> moving from Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate.
>>
>> It would be like being able to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro without
>> having to buy an XP Pro cd. That implies that the extra bits will
>> already be on your computer and just need to be unlocked. I believe that
>> is the case.
>>
>> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
>>> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
>>> Vista
>>> Ultimate cost?
>>
>>
>
>

Ultimate has all the features and programs of all the other sku's including
Home, Business, and Enterprise. Its the Geeks' Vista.

"Donald McDaniel" <orthocross@wildblue.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Nelson24" <Nelson24@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA762B66-A821-4A28-A788-D7D16D38C2C9@microsoft.com...
>> How much will an OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows
>> Vista
>> Ultimate cost?
>
> What really is the difference between Vista Home Premium and Vista
> Ultimate, after all? Is it really not the difference between XP Home and
> XP Professional, with Aero tossed in?.
>
> No one at this time knows how much any edition of Vista will cost, since
> Microsoft has not yet published a pricing structure for Vista.
>
> But if past prices for Microsoft OEM products are any indication, the OEM
> editions will be ~$100 - ~$150 less than the Retail editions, depending on
> market conditions, and how far Microsoft is willing to go to get Vista
> distributed to the world.
>
> ==
>
> Donald L McDaniel
> Please reply to the original thread.
> ===========================================================
>
>