Microsoft has said it plans to cut the cost of its Windows Vista operating system sold at retail outlets.
Although no exact date has yet been given, Microsoft said price cuts would be introduced in 70 countries.
In the US, the cost of the most expensive version, Vista Ultimate, will be reduced to $319 (£161) from the current retail price of $399.
Analysts said Microsoft was aiming to boost the number of customers upgrading to Vista, which was introduced in 2007.
'Greater opportunities'
The price cuts apply to the packaged versions of Vista, which account for less than 10% of its sales.
By contract, 90% of Vista sales are to PC manufacturers, where the operating system is pre-installed on their computers.
"We anticipate these changes will provide greater opportunities... to sell more stand-alone copies of Windows," said Brad Brooks, a Microsoft corporate vice president.
Microsoft says it has now sold 100 million Vista licences since it was launched.
RiddimRyder said
07:16 03/01 2008
mi still nah go buy it....dem need to include 2Gb a ram with it since di ting such a hog of RAM.
littlemisslinkz said
07:19 03/01 2008
so they should vista move slow
bLaCkBeatZ said
21:04 03/22 2008
wait for vista sp1 it soon release now
Jamdon_1 said
21:10 03/22 2008
Mi love vista, i went from vista home basic to Vista ultimate. Most people have something bad to say about Vista, the key to running vista is to first have a damn good system, if you are short on anything vista will be wack
bLaCkBeatZ said
21:11 03/22 2008
agreed a Jamdon 1
Crazypickney said
13:25 03/24 2008
not even if it did free!!!
RastaQKing said
13:27 03/24 2008
lol mi agree wid RiddimRyder... but Microsoft mi Alma Mater..
Ambassidah said
13:27 03/24 2008
wah mi do wid dat, stick wid my xp last 14 ............................nebody have xp black or xp last 17?
Although no exact date has yet been given, Microsoft said price cuts would be introduced in 70 countries.
In the US, the cost of the most expensive version, Vista Ultimate, will be reduced to $319 (£161) from the current retail price of $399.
Analysts said Microsoft was aiming to boost the number of customers upgrading to Vista, which was introduced in 2007.
'Greater opportunities'
The price cuts apply to the packaged versions of Vista, which account for less than 10% of its sales.
By contract, 90% of Vista sales are to PC manufacturers, where the operating system is pre-installed on their computers.
"We anticipate these changes will provide greater opportunities... to sell more stand-alone copies of Windows," said Brad Brooks, a Microsoft corporate vice president.
Microsoft says it has now sold 100 million Vista licences since it was launched.