Comments on: Windows 7: Pricing that is behind the times http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/ Satisfying Your Inner Nerd Tue, 22 May 2012 04:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Al http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Al Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-416 You have to keep in mind that distributing a download does not mean the cost is $0 unless you are using Bittorrent. You have to pay for servers, hire technicians to handle the server load and take care of it. I think most of it involves Microsoft not being to handle the server load from the downloads. It's also much easier for someone to pay $120 and get a physical product rather than just a download. Also, Snow Leopard is just a slight upgrade from Leopard. I think it's safe to say the upgrade is a smaller step than from Vista to 7, hence the lower price. You have good points about hardware in the beginning that many people miss. You have to keep in mind that distributing a download does not mean the cost is $0 unless you are using Bittorrent. You have to pay for servers, hire technicians to handle the server load and take care of it. I think most of it involves Microsoft not being to handle the server load from the downloads. It’s also much easier for someone to pay $120 and get a physical product rather than just a download.

Also, Snow Leopard is just a slight upgrade from Leopard. I think it’s safe to say the upgrade is a smaller step than from Vista to 7, hence the lower price. You have good points about hardware in the beginning that many people miss.

]]> By: Al http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3974 Al Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-3974 You have to keep in mind that distributing a download does not mean the cost is $0 unless you are using Bittorrent. You have to pay for servers, hire technicians to handle the server load and take care of it. I think most of it involves Microsoft not being to handle the server load from the downloads. It's also much easier for someone to pay $120 and get a physical product rather than just a download. Also, Snow Leopard is just a slight upgrade from Leopard. I think it's safe to say the upgrade is a smaller step than from Vista to 7, hence the lower price. You have good points about hardware in the beginning that many people miss. You have to keep in mind that distributing a download does not mean the cost is $0 unless you are using Bittorrent. You have to pay for servers, hire technicians to handle the server load and take care of it. I think most of it involves Microsoft not being to handle the server load from the downloads. It’s also much easier for someone to pay $120 and get a physical product rather than just a download.

Also, Snow Leopard is just a slight upgrade from Leopard. I think it’s safe to say the upgrade is a smaller step than from Vista to 7, hence the lower price. You have good points about hardware in the beginning that many people miss.

]]> By: Arni Vidar http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Arni Vidar Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:11:29 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-409 This is exactly what I've been saying for years. If Windows were priced reasonably, I would buy it. But while it's being priced ridiculously (the store price of XP Pro in Iceland was somewhere around $500), I'll continue downloading it 'for free'. Which is better?: 1.) Few expensive sales from the masses and unimaginable numbers of pirated Windows systems. 2.) Lots of cheap sales from the masses and quite a lot fewer pirated Windows systems. Is the math really that difficult? This is exactly what I’ve been saying for years. If Windows were priced reasonably, I would buy it. But while it’s being priced ridiculously (the store price of XP Pro in Iceland was somewhere around $500), I’ll continue downloading it ‘for free’.

Which is better?:
1.) Few expensive sales from the masses and unimaginable numbers of pirated Windows systems.
2.) Lots of cheap sales from the masses and quite a lot fewer pirated Windows systems.

Is the math really that difficult?

]]> By: Arni Vidar http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 Arni Vidar Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-3973 This is exactly what I've been saying for years. If Windows were priced reasonably, I would buy it. But while it's being priced ridiculously (the store price of XP Pro in Iceland was somewhere around $500), I'll continue downloading it 'for free'. Which is better?: 1.) Few expensive sales from the masses and unimaginable numbers of pirated Windows systems. 2.) Lots of cheap sales from the masses and quite a lot fewer pirated Windows systems. Is the math really that difficult? This is exactly what I’ve been saying for years. If Windows were priced reasonably, I would buy it. But while it’s being priced ridiculously (the store price of XP Pro in Iceland was somewhere around $500), I’ll continue downloading it ‘for free’.

Which is better?:
1.) Few expensive sales from the masses and unimaginable numbers of pirated Windows systems.
2.) Lots of cheap sales from the masses and quite a lot fewer pirated Windows systems.

Is the math really that difficult?

]]> By: Guest http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Guest Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:26:49 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-407 If they sold it for $50, I might buy it. As it stands, I'll stick with Ubuntu Linux, which works much better on my older machine than Vista did anyway, and has a cost of $0 . If they sold it for $50, I might buy it. As it stands, I’ll stick with Ubuntu Linux, which works much better on my older machine than Vista did anyway, and has a cost of $0 .

]]> By: Guest http://www.winextra.com/tech/software/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3972 Guest Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/index.php/2009/08/09/windows-7-pricing-that-is-behind-the-times/#comment-3972 If they sold it for $50, I might buy it. As it stands, I'll stick with Ubuntu Linux, which works much better on my older machine than Vista did anyway, and has a cost of $0 . If they sold it for $50, I might buy it. As it stands, I’ll stick with Ubuntu Linux, which works much better on my older machine than Vista did anyway, and has a cost of $0 .

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