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Pricing Myths

I'm not sure why so many people keep perpetuating thse myths about Windows pricing.

Fact: you can buy the absolute most expensive variant of Windows (Vista Ultimate full retail, shrink wrapped boxed) for $267.49. See: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116473

But nobody (who knows anything anyway) buys that. If you are building your own system, you buy the system builders version for $169 or if you are upgrading you buy the upgrade version. So there are extremely few people who would ever need to pay the full $267.49 - NOT $329.00.

Fact: Applying the same reasoning to Home/Basic, you would pay $89.990 for the system builders edition or $98.99 for the upgrade (not the $200 you quote). Its $99/$122 if you substitute home premium for home basic. Yup, you could pay $222 for a full, retail, shrink wrapped home premium, but there is hardly anyone who would have a reason to do that.

Are there a lot of versions and is it confusing? Yes. But if you look on http://www.honda.com and try to buy a Civic, you will immediately see that there 6 different versions of the Civic with a myriad of options and prices ranging from $15K for the cheapest up to $28K for the most expensive. Would you walk into your Honda dealer and just say "I want a Civic" or would you do some homework on what the differences were between the 6 models and what functionality you actually get with all those different options? Another thought: would you complain about there being so many options or would you praise Honda for offering you the ability to get a car better suited to your needs?

Now, if you just don't want to pay for an OS and want a free option, I can understand that. But you should be able to do that without spreading myths, disinformation, and scare tactics on Windows prices.

Posted by: cornpie   Posted on: 10/30/08  (Edited: 10/30/2008 @ 08:30) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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