According to Reuters, Microsoft Corporation Windows Vista will cut of the retail price. In the United States, Windows Vista Ultimate price is reduced to $ 319 ($ 399), while the update of Windows XP to Vista will cost only $ 219 ($ 259). These reductions vary depending on the country.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that it plans to reduce prices of its Vista operating system is sold at outlets in a move designed to push customers to switch to the latest version of Windows.
The world’s largest software manufacturer said it plans to reduce the retail price of Vista in 70 countries at the end of this year with the shipment of the first major upgrade of Vista, known as Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Packaging Windows Vista versions sold in stores and on the Web account for less than 10 percent of all licenses to the dominant Windows operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of personal computers worldwide.
Most consumers the option of buying a new PC, which comes preloaded with the latest version of Windows.
“We anticipate these changed … provide greater opportunities to sell more autonomous, copies of Windows,” said Brad Brooks, a Microsoft corporate vice president.
In the United States, reduced prices for Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, the company’s top-end operating system, to $ 319 from $ 399 for the full version and reduce the price of an “upgrade” version $ 219 259 dollars for consumers who run Windows XP or Vista for another edition.
Furthermore, lower prices for upgrade versions of Vista Home Premium, its main product, to $ 129 from $ 159. The lower prices vary by country.
In emerging markets, Microsoft will no longer sell “upgrade” versions of Vista, because, for many customers, will be the first purchase of a genuine copy of Windows. The company instead sell Vista Home Premium and Home Basic, a smaller version, in updating prices.
Microsoft has sold more than 100 million licenses view since his release in January 2007 and approval has been based on strong earnings on the results of the company in recent quarters.
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