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Microsoft Officially Announces Vista Pricing


Vista Logo About 1-week ago Amazon posted some pricing information for Windows Vista and that must have pushed Microsoft to officially release the pricing information. From the looks of it there aren’t really any changes but here is the pricing that they have now provided:

  • Vista Business – $299
  • Vista Business Upgrade – $199
     
  • Vista Enterprise – Not available to retail customers
     
  • Vista Home Premium – $239
  • Vista Home Premium Upgrade – $159
     
  • Vista Home Basic – $199
  • Vista Home Basic Upgrade – $99.95
     
  • Vista Ultimate – $399
  • Vista Ultimate Upgrade – $259

So, are they going to be worth dropping a paycheck on? The pricing is definitely pretty high but I do think that the upgrade prices would be reasonable for the full version. I mean $99.95 for a full version of Vista Home Basic would be much more reasonable but I think Microsoft is trying to cover themselves with all of the piracy that will be going on.

Also, you need to keep in mind that these are the retail prices which is what you would pay if you went to the store. If you are purchasing a new computer the prices will be much lower and I would expect the Vista Home Premium to be about $99 and Vista Ultimate to be $199 with the purchase of a new computer. That is just my speculation but I’m sure it will be close to that.

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  1. ffextensionguruAll-StarSeptember 5, 2006 at 3:02 pm

    What the heck is ‘Vista Enterprise’? Further where could we find out the difference between Basic/Premium/Ultimate?

    That upgrade price is about what I paid for when I got XP a few years back, but that was NOT an upgrade version it was for a new PC.

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  2. PuGzSeptember 5, 2006 at 3:40 pm

    Is there a chart or something out yet that shows the differences between the editions?

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  3. RyanAuthorSeptember 5, 2006 at 4:33 pm

    Unfortunately I haven’t found a nice chart but this site does explain what features each will have:

    [microsoft.com]

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  4. KnightSeptember 5, 2006 at 4:49 pm

    So I guess Vista Home Premium is like Windows XP Pro?

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  5. ffextensionguruAll-StarSeptember 5, 2006 at 5:28 pm
    Ryan wrote:
    Unfortunately I haven’t found a nice chart but this site does explain what features each will have:

    [microsoft.com]

    This will do nicely. Thanks :mrgreen:

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  6. RyanAuthorSeptember 5, 2006 at 5:54 pm
    Knight wrote:
    So I guess Vista Home Premium is like Windows XP Pro?

    Yes, and the Vista Ultimate has everything that the business users get and the home users get.

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  7. OldManDeathAll-StarSeptember 6, 2006 at 5:59 am

    Looks like I will be paying $399 for Vista Ultimate. I will be building a new system, complete with DirectX 10 video card (once they are out).

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