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That's not much cheaper. That's the system builder version.

This is the retail version, standard edition.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116140

and this is the retail upgrade edition.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116141


"xGamer" <> wrote in message
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> Prices are m,uch cheaper.. You can get Vista Ultimate x64 for under
> $200.00.
>
> US Pricing: $189.99
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116215
>
> Vat Pricing: £94.49
> http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ufacturer_id=0
>
> Chris
>
> "nospam" wrote:
>
>> Vista prices cut by as much as 48%, but not in U.S.
>> Prices for the OS will be trimmed 15% to 20% in the U.S.
>> By Gregg Keizer
>>
>>
>> February 29, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. is cutting the retail
>> price of its Windows Vista operating system by as much as 20% in the
>> U.S.,
>> but will slash at least some versions' price tags by more than 46% in
>> both
>> the U.K. and the European Union, the company confirmed today.
>>
>> Late Thursday, Microsoft announced sweeping price cuts to boxed copies of
>> Vista, saying then that the cuts would range from as low as 3% in
>> developed
>> countries to nearly 50% for some editions sold in poorer nations.
>>
>> But by the numbers that Microsoft released today, even customers in
>> Western
>> Europe — France, Germany, Spain and the U.K., among others — will also
>> see
>> prices fall by nearly half.
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Thanks, Microsoft. I won't be buying Vista anytime soon; with 3% price
>> cut
>> you can keep it. Thanks
>>
>>
>>

xGamer wrote:
> Prices are m,uch cheaper.. You can get Vista Ultimate x64 for under $200.00.


Why the hell would I want to? Can't do anything with it

xGamer wrote:
> Prices are m,uch cheaper.. You can get Vista Ultimate x64 for under $200.00.
>
> US Pricing: $189.99

.... and then what?