Vista prices made official

Written by Brett Thomas

September 6, 2006 | 17:58

Tags: #vista #windows

Companies: #microsoft

For those who were waiting for the word from Redmond after the Canadian price page was leaked, you can breathe easy. Microsoft confirmed Vista's official US price scheme yesterday, putting to rest a lot of speculation.

Rather than bore you with history, here's the nitty gritty (All prices in USD):

Personal/SOHO Versions
  • Vista Ultimate - $399 full / $259 upgrade
  • Vista Home Premium - $239 full / $159 upgrade
  • Vista Home Basic - $199 full / $100 upgrade
Business/Enterprise
  • Vista Business - $299 full / $199 upgrade
  • Vista Enterprise - Volume Licensing ONLY, no retail sales

Most of these prices are no surprise, as they're fairly well in line with the leaked versions earlier (though ever-so-slightly cheaper). The "developing market" (read: very stripped down) version price is nowhere to be found yet, however. Along with the versions above, there will be a few EU specific releases, which don't have Windows Media Player installed by default.

Will you be buying Vista soon at this price? Let us know in our forums.

A thank-you to our forum member customholle, who brought this to our attention earlier
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