Microsoft Cuts Vista Prices

[admin]

Microsoft will lower the price on retail versions of its latest Windows operating system, the company disclosed Friday.

The beneficiary of most of the Vista price reductions, which will range from 20% to 48% but only on boxed versions sold in stores, will be emerging markets, where adoption of open-source Linux systems has been strongest.

http://www.thestreet.com/s/microsoft-cuts-vista-prices/newsanalysis/techsoftware/10405610.html?puc=googlen&cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

[locoeng]

I'll still say no thanks as long as XP is available.

[admin]

Private Microsoft emails unearthed during a US court case have revealed that even the software giant's own executives struggled to get Windows Vista running smoothly.

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One executive, Mike Nash, complained he was "burned" so badly by compatibility issues he was left with "a $2100 email machine".

http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/microsoft-top-brass-also-had-vista-problems/2008/02/29/1204226975087.html

[Chewy]

for xp availability microsoft has stated

Direct OEM and Retail License Availability end date: June 30 2008

I doubt they can fix vista by then

I am collecting unused liscenes myself, I think they will prove a good investment

[doctorhardware]

Chewy I have been doing that for some time now. It will be definately a good investment.