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Tim S · 3rd Jan 2007, 17:42

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01...e-order_in_uk/

BioSniper · 3rd Jan 2007, 17:58

Well the OEM versions are more on track for the kind of prices most people would be willing to pay. I would still suggest though that they need dropping a few quid.
Scrap "basic" and make premium 50 quid and "ultimate" £99 and I'm sure a fair few more people would buy it.

M4RTIN · 3rd Jan 2007, 17:59

£360 .. thats an insane amount to drop on an os, especially as right now i personally couldnt see any point over xp, except some of my stuff wouldnt work

TomH · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:01

That's a much better price, and definitely more realistic. I could see myself purchasing it at that price.

Still, Ubuntu's free. They can't beat that

(Unless my Uni's MSDN-AA site starts offering Vista for download

)

oasked · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:08

OEM prices are reasonable, but the Retail prices are ridiculous. What is the advantage of the Retail copy?

With XP MS allow you to reactivate the OEM copy quite a few times, even with different hardware.

eddtox · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:10

I agree! The OEM prices are what it should retail at. £360 for an OS is a bit like the RIAA asking for 1.65 Trillion from allofmp3.com. Not going to happen!

-ed out

lamboman · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:15

I found out about Overclockers selling Vista slightly before you guys did

which is amazing, but also that the prices were low!

samkiller42 · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:23

How much was XP when it was released? from what i can remember it was more, but i may be wrong with that

Sam

DLoney · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by oasked

OEM prices are reasonable, but the Retail prices are ridiculous. What is the advantage of the Retail copy?

A Bad-ass looking box.

ComputerKing · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:41

Ok I have 1 Q :

the 64-bit Will Work With me !! what the different between 32 / 64 bit !!

If 64-bit Work With me I will Hit Buy

SO Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit Edition DVD Will Work With me !!

Thanks

Buzzons · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:42

what is the diff then between the OEM and the Retail versions?

Flibblebot · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:46

It was nowhere near £360. More like £160 for the full retail version, I think.
It's still a helluva lot of money, especially when compared to what Apple charge for OS X.

Bladestorm · 3rd Jan 2007, 18:51

Didn't they say at some point that the rules on what they considered a legit purchase to get an oem copy of windows with would be changing ? (I can't remember if it was to only complete system builds or what now mind) or am I thinking of something different ?

Edit add : and yeah £80 is a great deal more attractive

actually might have considered ultimate at £135 .. considering pro at the retail prices would be paying through the nose.

DarkReaper · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:00

64-bit is obviously the way forward but all I can remember is tons of hassle with driver incompatibility - anyone care to enlighten me as to whether this is still the case or do the 64bit OSes get full support?

MrBadidea · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:13

Give me a shout if they actually ship this stuff before anybody else.

I give it 50/50 if they'll actually send anything Vista out before the likes of Dabs.

kempez · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

It was nowhere near £360. More like £160 for the full retail version, I think.
It's still a helluva lot of money, especially when compared to what Apple charge for OS X.

You mean Retail XP? Costs a fortune tbh, always has

Lazlow · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:13

I was almost opting for the offers circulating the retailers - purchase XP MCE/Home/Pro and receive a voucher - but the OEM prices look even more inviting. £135 isn't bad for the Ultimate edition.

oasked · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkReaper

64-bit is obviously the way forward but all I can remember is tons of hassle with driver incompatibility - anyone care to enlighten me as to whether this is still the case or do the 64bit OSes get full support?

Depends who makes your hardware. It was easy to find drivers for all of my hardware, a lot of it was installed by Vista automatically.

duc · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:52

If you look on Amazon, the price for Vista Ultimate is £369.99. However, jumping over the pond onto Amazon.com, its $379.99. That's the frustrating bit.

DarkReaper · 3rd Jan 2007, 20:00

Hmm. Will there be any form of region control then, or will any dedicated geek be leaving the US with a brand new OEM copy delivered from newegg?

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M4RTIN Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,257	£360 .. thats an insane amount to drop on an os, especially as right now i personally couldnt see any point over xp, except some of my stuff wouldnt work

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DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	Hmm. Will there be any form of region control then, or will any dedicated geek be leaving the US with a brand new OEM copy delivered from newegg? __________________ Yeah, God could have created the Earth 6000 years ago with less than a blink, and set out all the evidence to the contrary just to confuse us. Personally I think that blowing up an entire universe on a timescale of billions of years to create the specific people He wanted has far more style