Monday, December 14, 2009

Windows 7 pricing announced: cheaper than Vista (Updated)

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 inin 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:

Upgrade retail products

Windows Vista
as of 1/2007

Price
Windows Vista
as of 2/2008

Price
Windows 7
as of 10/2009

Price
Home Premium$159.99Home Premium$129.99Home Premium$119.99
Business$199.99Business$199.99Professional$199.99
Ultimate$259.99Ultimate$219.99Ultimate$219.99

Full retail products

Windows Vista
as of 1/2007

Price
Windows Vista
as of 2/2008

price
Windows 7
as of 10/2009

Price
Home Premium$239.99Home Premium$239.99Home Premium$199.99
Business$299.99Business$299.99Professional$299.99
Ultimate$399.99Ultimate$319.99Ultimate$319.99

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