Microsoft (Finally!) Decides To Cut Vista Prices

I don't have to say it again how much I "love" Vista. We all do. Those that don't like it simply don't understand this operating system's greatness and power, but Microsoft decided to give them a hand. No, we're not talking about a lawsuit against those that won't upgrade to Vista, not yet. After more than a year after Vista's release, Microsoft decided to cut those (big!) prices of the retail Windows Vista versions!


The fact that only 10 percent of all licenses of Vista are sold as retail boxes says a lot, and the decision to cut prices is a smart move, in my opinion. Microsoft announced plans to lower retail prices in no less than 70 countries, at the same time as Vista's Service Pack 1 arrives on the market.

According to Brad Brooks, Microsoft corporate vice president, "We anticipate these changes will provide greater opportunities ... to sell more stand-alone copies of Windows.", but if Service Pack 1 doesn't live up to everyone's expectations, he may just as well be wrong.

The price cuts should go as it follows - Windows Vista Ultimate, from $399 to $319, Ultimate's "upgrade" price from $259 to $219(for those upgrading from XP or any other Vista version) and Vista Home Premium, from $159 to $129. So...what do you think about it? Still hanging around with your good old Windows XP, or not?