Microsoft makes big cuts to Vista prices
Microsoft is cutting the retail price of its Windows Vista operating system by as much as 39% here in New Zealand.
Prices in the US will drop 20% and in the UK and Europe, savings of up to 46% are available on some versions.
On Friday, Microsoft announced sweeping price cuts to boxed copies of Vista, saying then that the cuts would range from as low as 3% in developed countries to nearly 50% for some editions sold in poorer nations.
Prices just released by the local Microsoft office show that New Zealand has done pretty well with a drop of 39% for the top Vista Ultimate from $979 to $599, and a 24% drop for the Home Premium edition from $589 to $449. Home Basic also drops 24% from $499 to $379. A Home Premium upgrade drops 35% from $349 to $229 and an Ultimate upgrade drops 24% from $649 to $499.
