GamersCrib
06-25-2009, 11:25 AM
The prices for Windows 7 was released by Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com) today which puts most versions slightly under what many paid to get a copy of Vista when it released.
Microsoft today announced Windows 7 retail pricing, upgrade information, launch details, and a preorder deal. The software giant has reduced the price on its most popular retail Windows product, the Home Premium upgrade version, by approximately 10 percent (this varies based on the market). In the US, this means a drop from $130 to $120, a savings of $10. For the Home Premium full version, the price drops from $240 to $200. Those are the only differences when comparing Windows Vista prices to Windows 7 prices after Microsoft made cuts in in February 2008 (compared to the ones announced in September 2006). The table below summarizes the slow drop in cost for Windows Vista and Windows 7 in the US:
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/win7prices.JPG
source (http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/06/windows-7-pricing-announced-cheaper-than-vista.ars)
Microsoft today announced Windows 7 retail pricing, upgrade information, launch details, and a preorder deal. The software giant has reduced the price on its most popular retail Windows product, the Home Premium upgrade version, by approximately 10 percent (this varies based on the market). In the US, this means a drop from $130 to $120, a savings of $10. For the Home Premium full version, the price drops from $240 to $200. Those are the only differences when comparing Windows Vista prices to Windows 7 prices after Microsoft made cuts in in February 2008 (compared to the ones announced in September 2006). The table below summarizes the slow drop in cost for Windows Vista and Windows 7 in the US:
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/win7prices.JPG
source (http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/06/windows-7-pricing-announced-cheaper-than-vista.ars)