Vista - Re: Microsoft slashes Vista price in China

Jeanette wrote:

I was talking to someone I know who lives in China. He said no one uses
Linux, because you can get XP or Vista for $1, why use Linux?

$66 is still a lot more then a dollar in China. I doubt this will do
anything to stop piracy in China.


Mick Murphy wrote:
> It is all about making MORE money.
>
> We, in the Western world, are the ones that put Microsoft where they are
> today by buying their producst over the years.
>
> And in return, Billy Boy just screws us for more and more money.
>
> Nice way to "thank" your loyal customers Bill.
> How about a discount for us?
> I won't hold my breath waiting for it.
> And Microsoft is guilty of Price Gouging, a Crime in my country.
>
> "whoami.com" wrote:
>
>> http://news.com.com/Microsoft+slashe...l?tag=nefd.top
>>
>> Microsoft slashes Vista price in China
>>
>> Microsoft has more than halved the retail price of its Vista operating
>> system in China.
>>
>> The Home Basic edition dropped from $201 (1,521 yuan) to $66, and the
>> Home Premium package dropped from $238 to $118. The move was effective
>> as of Wednesday.
>>
>> The price cut is the company's latest effort to tackle the rampant
>> software piracy in China, according to The Wall Street Journal. The
>> theory is that if legitimate software costs less, people will be less
>> likely to turn to pirated versions.
>>
>> ===================
>> the message is clear.
>> if more people were pirating Vista elsewhere, we'd be paying half
>> price too.
>> LOL
>>

Jeanette wrote:
> Jeanette wrote:
>
> I was talking to someone I know who lives in China. He said no one uses
> Linux, because you can get XP or Vista for $1, why use Linux?
>
> $66 is still a lot more then a dollar in China. I doubt this will do
> anything to stop piracy in China.
>
>
>


I think its even lower cost;
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortu.../23/100134488/
3 bucks is pretty cheap.
That type of business strategy would be illegal in the US. When you drop
the price to unrealistic pricing to edge out your competition. Its not
the first time MS has done this and won't be the last.
caver1