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Information Technology News Vista costs more than a computer in Australia
Information Technology News Vista costs more than a computer in Australia | Vista costs more than a computer in Australia |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 09 October 2006 | |
      
The price for a copy of the top of the range Windows Vista Ultimate is a whopping AUD$751 to buy off the shelf, which effectivey doubles the price of a fully configured desktop computer. According to a hardware reseller and systems integrator, who wishes to remain anonymous, they can expect to get about a 20% discount on Vista, which in most instances they would pass on to the consumer. Thus, the Vista Ultimate component of a new brand name PC will be about AUD$600. While Microsoft Office 2007 pricing has not been announced, prices of about AUD$500 to AUD$800 (leaving aside much cheaper student editions) have been postulated. Thus, Australia has reached a point where the hardware component of a new Windows PC loaded with Office 2007 will be somewhere between 30% to 40%. The full Vista price range for Australia as released by Microsoft is thus: - Windows Vista Home Basic AUD$385 - Windows Vista Home Premium AUD$455 - Windows Vista Business AUD$565 - Windows Vista Ultimate AUD $751{moscomment} |
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