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Vista costs more than a computer in Australia E-mail
by Stan Beer   
Monday, 09 October 2006
Microsoft has released Australian pricing for Windows Vista, revealing that its high-end version of the new operating system will actually cost more than a well-configured desktop or as much as a low-end notebook computer.

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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