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New Delhi
March 19th, 2008
Microsoft announced a range of price reductions on the retail versions of
Windows Vista, the latest operating system from Microsoft. Targeted at home
users, self employed professionals and small business owners purchasing
stand-alone copies of Windows Vista, the price reduction is effective
immediately and will be applicable only for Windows Vista Home Basic, Vista Home
Premium and Vista Ultimate editions.
"Today, there is a transformation taking place in the way consumers
purchase software. This reduction in pricing will enable us to reach out to this
set of consumers, while at the same time providing our channel partners with a
greater opportunity to sell original software," said Prasanna Meduri,
director - Windows Client Business Group, Microsoft India.
The reduction varies from 13 percent to 39 percent, with the estimated retail
price for Windows Vista Home Basic Edition now at Rs 4,000, Windows Vista Home
Premium available for Rs 5,300 and Windows Vista Ultimate at Rs 11,500. Page(s) 1
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