You can find all the public details on the SKU’s at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx
Here’s a high level overview:
|
Retail SKU |
Upgrade Version MSRP |
Full Version MSRP |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
$ 99.95 |
$ 199.00 |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
$ 159.00 |
$ 239.00 |
|
Windows Vista Business |
$ 199.00 |
$ 299.00 |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
$ 259.00 |
$ 399.00 |
Now keep in mind these are the Retail Estimated Retail Prices. The OEM, and Volume License prices haven’t been announced. For those customers that are buying 2–3 copies and are not looking at the Open Value pricing options, will get a few bucks knocked off the cost of the 2nd product. (See below for more details).
|
Retail SKU |
Upgrade Version MSRP |
Full Version MSRP |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
$ 89.95 |
$ 179.00 |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
$ 143.00 |
$ 215.00 |
|
Windows Vista Business |
$ 179.00 |
$ 269.00 |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
$ 233.00 |
$ 359.00 |
The cool thing regarding the pricing announcement is to see how much more our customers will get for their investment. The pricing is very competitive to that of the XP product line, and you get a lot more functionality for that low cost. This is also the first time the Tablet PC and Media Center functionality are being brought to the FPP, whereas in XP versions, they were only available when preinstalled with the hardware.