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Microsoft Vista Operating System Gets a Price

Microsoft Windows Vista Launch Date Possibly Set

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 08/31/2006 | 01:28 PM ]

According to a news-story by Reuters, Internet retailer Amazon.com has started taking early orders for Microsoft’s long-delayed Windows Vista operating system, offering versions of the product from $100 to $399.

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“The software will be available on January 30. The date was an estimate based on informal conversations with Microsoft and others in the computer industry,” said an Amazon spokesman.

Microsoft spokesman Lou Gellos declined to comment on Amazon’s pre-sale, saying the software maker is still finalizing its pricing model. It has not set a release date for the new version of Windows, which sits on more than 90 percent of the world’s personal computers.

“Vista will be sold in more versions than Microsoft’s current Windows XP operating system, with different lines targeted at consumers and businesses. Amazon’s pricing ranges from $100 for a basic upgrade version of Windows to $399 for a full “ultimate” version of the operating system, according to the retailer’s Web site,” continues the news story.