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Microsoft Cuts Vista Price To $66 In China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everybody-wants-a-piece dept.

narramissic writes "Microsoft this week cut the retail price of Windows Vista Home Basic in China by 67% — from 1,521 renminbi to 499 renminbi ($65.80). This is a steep discount compared to what users in the US and elsewhere are charged for the software. The reason for the price reduction? Battling piracy, of course. The new pricing 'narrows the price gap between original versions of Microsoft's software and pirated copies,' making it that much easier for consumers to 'do the right thing.'"

4 of 260 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Cut and run by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can say it quicker:

    STFU!

  2. Re:More Piracy? by halfloaded · · Score: 0, Troll

    And all this time I thought it was free to do the right thing and not pirate software...

  3. Re:More Piracy? by RightSaidFred99 · · Score: -1, Troll
    A monopoly...on a piece of intellectual property brought into existence by a company. That makes sense. I mean, it's not as if there are alternatives, right? Oh, wait, there are literally dozens of them. I forgot.

    Apparently one can have a monopoly when there are dozens of alternatives, some of which cost $0. I guess I learned something today.

  4. What about Teh Lunix? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Kind of weird how people are stealing Vista, when they could legally get Teh Lunix for free.

    Why can't Lunix compete in China? Do teh FOSSies need to start PAYING people to use teh Lunix?