Windows 7 pricing
Last week provided a number of developments in the upcoming Windows 7. In particular, Microsoft revealed some pricing policies for the new operating system. Microsoft continues its habit of charging too much. For example, Windows 7 Professional is priced at $300 for the full version. That is almost as much as the cost of an entire PC these days. To be sure, Microsoft is trying to drum up business by offering some pre-release deals but the software is still no bargain. Even the special discounted upgrade prices are too high. At ZDNet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes comments:
Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too darn expensive. There, I’ve said it, and I feel better for having that out in the open. And not only is the upgrade pricing expensive, it’s overly complicated.
He goes on to say:
Hello, earth to Microsoft. We’re all in the middle of a recession here. On top of that, $320 for an OS is a hefty chunk of change. Heck, looking at hardware prices, especially looking at how prices have dropped over the years, $200 is a lot. It seems too me that Microsoft is living in a different decade.
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