Read it on Reuters that Microsoft is cutting its price for Vista. This is good news. However, don't jump with joy, the prices have just been cut a bit.
In the United States, Microsoft will reduce prices for Windows Vista Ultimate, the company's top-end operating system, to $319 from $399 for the full version and cut the price for an "upgrade" version to $219 from $259 for consumers who already run Windows XP or another edition of Vista.
It also cut prices for upgrade versions of Vista Home Premium, its mainstream product, to $129 from $159. The price cuts vary by country.
It appears this is the only way Microsoft has seen to bring Windows XP users to "upgrade" to Vista. I wish they had ensured more software and devices are supported before they try to rein in Windows XP users for upgrade.
They have already sold 100 million copies of Vista. With the profits earned, they could have cut prices more.....wait.....they will need that money to settle the battle about the "Vista Capable" branding of systems.
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