Microsoft Cuts China Price For Windows Vista !

Microsoft slashed the price on its Windows Vista operating system in China by more than half, in a bid to lure buyers away from pirated versions of the software. From Aug. 1, Microsoft cut its retail price for the Vista Home Basic package to CNY499 ($66) from CNY1,521, and for the Vista Home Premium package to CNY899 from CNY1802, the company said in a statement.

The reduction will allow more household customers "to enjoy the legal version of Windows Vista," Microsoft said. The price cut is the latest tactic by Microsoft in its efforts to spread legitimate products in the China market, which is a hotbed for software piracy.

The Home Basic edition of Windows Vista in North America, costs approx ~$200. The price for the same software is $250 in Canada, $200 in India, $350 in UK/Europe !

So is this the beginning of, Microsoft adopting Dual-Pricing Strategy for its various global markets ? When can we expect something like this for India

or maybe piracy levels are not so much in India ;-)

so price is half only in china coz of too much privacy... and not in india

..

then india should also increase the privacy to get cheap microsoft products.

yeah thats right, we must increase piracy to get legitimate products affordable , then and only then we can cut out piracy...

rajasekharan said:
yeah thats right, we must increase piracy to get legitimate products affordable , then and only then we can cut out piracy...

offtopic: hey were did u find the avatar... i was searching for the same wallpaper...

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64361

can u pass the wallpaper. plz

^^ chalo.. Lets initiate Mission Piracy

M

vish786 said:
so price is half only in china coz of too much privacy... and not in india ..

then india should also increase the privacy to get cheap microsoft products.

IS it Privacy or Piracy?

Mangal Pandey said:
IS it Privacy or Piracy?

its piracy ddude, the problem here is i always type fast and never look back for spelling. :-D

@vish786....hey mate

i found it on "projectw.org", now a dead site...

, formerly one of the greatest collection of all s/w, plugins, wallpapers, ..everything...

if you want the avatar i can give you that...

,

salle M.S MC-BC

is this what you are looking at?????

*tueplay.org/wallpapers/3d-robot-and-butterfly-wallpaper-434.htm

look for more in this site..

*tueplay.org/wallpapers/

It is my considered opinion that the factor for to be considered for following a Differential Pricing Policy should not be the incidence of High Piracy in any Country, BUT the Affordibility in that country; else it will only be tantamount to encouraging piracy, indirectly ! Such a step can only be construed as being a 'reward' for high piracy!

However, adopting such a policy for countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America too, on the BASIS OF AFFORDABILITY, would send out signals in the right direction !

If M$ gives me VISTA in Rs. 100 /- then only I'll buy a "Genuine" copy.

And can I hope, I'll be one of the owner of Genuine VI$TA in coming weeks ???

its like rewarding bad behaviour

M.S MC-BC

slugger said:
its like rewarding bad behaviour

hmm... They should give reason another then PIRACY !!

but dont v all do it ne way,

may b M.S BC-MC is not aware of our activties

so let us all sign a petition 2 tell M.S (MC-BC) how many people use FREEWARE Win OSes

cing d no of such users MS may start paying us regularly 2 use genuine copies
cre8ing job oppurtunities 4 d unemployed uth of d country

rajasekharan said:
is this what you are looking at?????

*tueplay.org/wallpapers/3d-robot-and-butterfly-wallpaper-434.htm

look for more in this site..
*tueplay.org/wallpapers/

yes but the wallpaper is very small rajsekharan.... i want a big one dude.

( i dont want avatar)

Sorry, but I have no other way to put it - this is plain stupid!

Of course, there may be something deeper that Microsoft sees and we don't. After all, Microsoft is one of the most successful businesses in the world. But still, this is a very... I don't know what... move. How can they lower the prices due to piracy? And if they do, why not apply the same rule everywhere?

^^ may be they want more people from CHINA use M$ products bcoz CHINA is becoming an IMP country in BPO/KPOs coming years.

@vish786....did you click on download there..., its 1024*768.