Dell Indicates Windows 7 Pricing Will Be Higher 485
ausekilis sends us word that a Dell spokesman said, without giving numbers, that Windows 7 pricing will be higher than Vista's or XP's. "Windows 7 pricing is potentially an obstacle to Windows 7 adoption for some users, though in just about every other aspect the operating system is beating Vista, according to a Dell marketing executive. ... [Darrell] Ward continued, 'In tough economic times, I think it's naive to believe that you can increase your prices on average and then still see a stronger swell than if you held prices flat or even lowered them. I can tell you that the licensing tiers at retail are more expensive than they were for Vista. ... Schools and government agencies may not be able to afford (the additional cost). Some of the smaller businesses may not be able to enjoy the software as soon as they'd like,' Ward said.'"
Re:Microsoft decides to price-gouge (Score:5, Funny)
News at 11.
Tom Tucker: We now go live to Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa. ... and that concludes our newscast, from Quahog 5 goodnight everyone.
Tricia Takanawa: *nasally* Tom, I'm standing here in a hotel room with Steve Ballmer and I'm about to purchase Windows 7.
*Steve grunts and starts to rip off her pants*
Tricia Takanawa: Tom, you'll notice that Steve is not even bothering to kiss me first or even lube up. He is going straight for my black cherry. Back to you, Tom & Diane.
Diane Simmons: Gripping story, Tricia. We now go live to Ollie Williams with a fiscal forecast about Windows 7. Ollie?
Ollie Williams: SHITS EXPENSIVE!
Tom Tucker: Thank you Ollie.
Diane Simmons:
Re:Cash Cow (Score:4, Funny)
Windows 7 price higher than Vista's (Score:4, Funny)
Windows 7 pricing will be higher than Vista's
Oh I'm so glad I bought Vista and qualify for a free Windows 7 upgrade.
Right?
Re:Now If We Could Just Get ... (Score:5, Funny)
Based on the last decade of Linux adoption, I think it's pretty clear that most desktop users are willing to run a search on The Pirate Bay for Windows.
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Ratios (Score:3, Funny)
Probably the value/price ratio will be better for Windows 7 than for Vista (or at least, the perception of it). Of course, if you take that into account Mac OS X could have a better ratio, and Linux, well, give math headaches.
Error: Floating point division by zero
Re:No One Here Has Enough Info To Comment (Score:0, Funny)
The return rate on Dell's computers that have Linux preinstalled (not business computers, but consumer) is more than double that of windows models.
It's almost 10x higher on the Minis.
Re:Win7 = OS costs more than reasonable hardware (Score:4, Funny)
Fsck that. Seriously. Fsck. That.
Why this mad obsession with checking a filesystem? What is so exciting about sitting there and having your computer make sure that you disks are consistent and not broken and stuff?
Re:Microsoft charges more and more, yet... (Score:4, Funny)
*sees (Score:3, Informative)*
Equally informative: sky remains blue, water remains wet, Pope remains Catholic.
*expects a +5 with some adjective*
Re:Now If We Could Just Get ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cash Cow (Score:3, Funny)
Wish them luck with that (Score:4, Funny)
The spent millions just on a four-note "startup sound" that apparently most of us will never hear. Seven years in development down the tubes.
Better than Vista WOW!!! (Score:3, Funny)
...though in just about every other aspect the operating system is beating Vista...
Definitely the marketing slogan they should come out with "Better than Vista, almost better than the Swine Flu!"
Enjoy the software? (Score:4, Funny)
Enjoy the software? Enjoy the Software! I AM GOING TO FUCKING KILL BALMER, as soon as i finish toking on this EULA
#turns back to keyboard. types r-u-n-o-n-c-e in breathless anticipation.
#fade to next scene, a forlorn penguin wandering aimlessly somewhere in antarctica, mutters under his breath... What do I have to do? Give this shit away? I'm never gonna get off this island. Looks towards the heavens... STEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!!!
Re:Now If We Could Just Get ... (Score:4, Funny)
In Canada it's a purse, eh?
Mmmm....hamburger (Score:3, Funny)
Squeeze it too hard, and what you have is not so much a cow as a pile of hamburger...
That's OK, I'd trade my piece of shit Vista install for a good hamburger. In-N-Out would be great, or maybe Five Guys.
Re:Win7 = OS costs more than reasonable hardware (Score:5, Funny)
Quite possibly a Windows PowerUser(TM) who discovered that Linux file systems don't require the daily defragmentation that Windows' NFTS does, and is now having trouble finding something to do.