Weven pricing

Lost User

My next computer may be a Mac and I'd considered dual-booting Weven (just for the hell of it), but at $300 - I don't think so. Does anyone really think the bloody OS on a PC is worth $300?

Dan Neely

Initial upgrade prices for home/pro are $50/100 until the stock of promo copies are sold out (supply TBD). I think MS really blew it though in not dropping the price of premium in response to the removal of the home basic version. They need a cheapo edition for the $400 15" decelleron laptops. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10272259-56.html[^]

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John M Drescher

Good thing it will be free in our yearly academic licensing agreement otherwise XP would live well into the 2010s in our department.

John

Dalek Dave

It will anyway won't it?

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John M Drescher

I am not sure about the well into part. But I can guarantee that more than 75% of our windows boxes will be XP in 2010..

John

Lost User

IMHO Microsoft should offer one Windows SKU (Ultimate) priced like this: Retail upgrade from Vista = $25 for 1 PC or $75 for family pack (5 PCs) Retail full version = $100 for 1 PC or $300 for family pack (5 PCs) OEM prices = 50-60% of retail This would have spurred a ton of hardware sales (both OEM and bare-bones) and dealt a serious blow to Apple and Linux. IMO it would probably make more money for Microsoft in the long term.

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Simon P Stevens

Lets be honest right, retail pricing means nothing. When was the last time anyone you knew went out an brought a retail copy of windows. Most non-tech users just get it pre-installed with their next PC purchase. Most businesses use separate purchase channels, or have some form of volume licensing arrangement. If I buy it, I certainly won't be paying those prices. I'll be getting an OEM edition. (Or in all likelihood I'll be using my MSDN copy at work and stick with kubuntu at home, but I'd probably make the same decision at any price)

Simon

modified on Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:31 AM

Jim Crafton

Not at what they currently do, no.

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Lost User · modified on Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:31 AM

Simon Stevens wrote:

Lets be honest right, retail pricing means nothing.

While I agree it's not truly as important as OEM pricing it still matters. There are more home PC builders than you might guess plus the retail price is what people see when shopping and gives a bad impression.

Simon Stevens wrote:

When was the last time anyone you knew went out an brought a retail copy of windows.

Errr... happens every day.

Simon Stevens wrote:

I'll be getting an OEM edition.

Ethically with a new OEM PC? Or unethically to use on an existing PC?

Simon Stevens wrote:

stick with kubuntu at home

Would you stick with Linux if Weven was priced at $100/1 and $300/5?

Miszou

Mike Mullikin wrote:

I'll pass...

I'll get it free with MSDN subscription. Most everyone else will get it pre-installed. 3 people will buy it new.

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Nemanja Trifunovic

Mike Mullikin wrote:

My next computer may be a Mac and I'd considered dual-booting Weven (just for the hell of it), but at $300 - I don't think so.

Yes, if you want to save money just go with Apple :)

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Lost User

Miszou wrote:

I'll get it free with MSDN subscription.

Really? Where can I get a free MSDN subscription? ;P

Miszou wrote:

Most everyone else will get it pre-installed.

In this economy, how many people/businesses are buying new PC's? I thought one of the great things about Weven was that they trimmed it down to run better on lesser hardware?

Miszou wrote:

3 people will buy it new.

I'll bet there are more retail sales than MSDN subscriptions...

Lost User

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

Yes, if you want to save money just go with Apple

It's a matter of value not price.

Electron Shepherd

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

beat the Mac OSX Upgrade price

Don't see why they should. Apple and Microsoft aren't competing. Apple is a hardware company, and Microsoft is a software company. The only people for whom the price comparison makes sense are those running a Windows OS in a VM on Apple hardware, and are looking to upgrade one part of their computing user experience. If you don't fit that category, you simply aren't in the market for one or the other of OS/X and Windows.

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Brian W King

Personally, I can hardly wait! I really want to get my hands on some of the sweet tools in the package. I am sure it will irk some of the real MS haters, but I firmly believe Vista was a substantial improvement over XP. My experience with the beta Seven versions suggests the same will be true of Seven over Vista. The pricing is actually lower that where Vista was placed. I think its a bargain when you start looking at all of the functionality in the package.

Jerry Hammond

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