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Vista costs more than a computer in Australia
Stan Beer
Monday, 09 October 2006 07:05
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
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