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Microsoft Discloses Windows 7 Pricing
It's the tripnaut! writes "Information Week has posted prices for Windows 7. From the article: 'The full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at $199, with an upgrade from Vista or XP costing $119. The full version of Windows 7 Professional is $299, with upgrades going for $199. Windows 7 Ultimate is priced at $319, with the upgrade version at $219.' In a nod to the global economic downturn, it is interesting to note that prices are 10% lower than Vista."
Indeed. No wonder those dumb schmucks at microsoft lose so much money.
Hang on...
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Oh yeah, because Ubuntu has never had remote exploit. Ever.
Who mods this crap?
Why would a home user pay hundreds of dollars for an OS when there are free options that are just as good if not better?
I can only see one major "pro" for a Windows OS in home use which is large video game market yet I see many cons like:
- high price-tag
- bloated and operates slow unless you have high end / very recent hardware (even with recent hardware it's notably slower)
- biggest target for viruses
- history of instability and security vulnerabilities
- majority of major applications for this OS also come with high price-tag
I can at least understand why some businesses use them since they have a higher budget and want to pay for extra phone support. So I can see how the "professional" and "server" versions sell. It's the "home" edition that doesn't make a lick of sense, especially in this economy.