RalfG
Wed Nov 07 14:19:36 PST 2007
I would consider that pricing a rip-off too. The Vista Home Premium upgrade
retail price here is $180.Can., give or take a few cents. Despite our dollar
being $1.10US at the moment. Mind we don't have VAT or who knows what all
trade tariffs to contend with, if any. No knowing how many middlemen are
involved in the UK distribution chain either.
I haven't experienced it but it occurs to me that the OEM version of Vista
might require a clean installation and not allow you to "upgrade" your
existing OS. It means reinstalling all of your other software as well as
the OS. Either way you'll have to source Vista compatible drivers for all of
your existing hardware, including the motherboard chipset drivers.
"Eric Baines" <EricBaines@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6118233E-1C4A-49AB-8812-8CDDFC875296@microsoft.com...
> OK - you may be right. Maybe I asked the wrong question.
>
> In the UK, the retail price for Vista Home Premium Upgrade is £149.99.
> This
> despite the fact that it is also $149, and £1=$2.06. Nobody in the UK can
> see
> this and not feel they are being ripped off.
>
> I have been watrching the price fall for the upgrade, and the cheapest I
> saw
> it was £120. However, I looked today and Amazon seem to be selling it for
> £97.48 -
>
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-Vista-Premium-Upgrade/dp/B000KCIA00/ref=sr_1_5/203-5833278-4637537?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1194348277&sr=1-5
> - Still too much, but getting better.
>
> However, their OEM version (full version, not upgrade - you are correct)
> seems to be only £65.98 -
>
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-Vista-Home-Premium/dp/B000MFDJ1A/ref=sr_1_1/203-5833278-4637537?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1194348539&sr=1-1
> - about a third off their upgrade price, and much more the price you would
> expect with the current exchange rate.
>
> So, I wondered. Is there any reason at all why I should buy the more
> expensive upgrade - or is the OEM version perfectly acceptable?
>
> "David B." wrote:
>
>> The only thing stopping you is that Vista Upgrades aren't available in an
>> OEM license AFAIK, only retail.
>> If I'm wrong I'll be corrected.
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>> "Eric Baines" <EricBaines@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> >I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo P MCE 2005 PC, bought Dec 2005, which is
>> >used
>> > as the family PC (we also have a second) and also a Media Center PC.
>> > I'm
>> > quite happy upgrading software/hardware and supporting the family with
>> > using
>> > the PC.
>> >
>> > I were to upgrade to Vista, is there any reason (eg legal, technical,
>> > functional, support etc) why I shouldn't buy an OEM version of Vista
>> > Home
>> > premium upgrade rather than non-OEM when OEM is half the price?
>>
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