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http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ? ( vs.
Vista Home or XP Home)
It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf

On Wed, 24 Dec 2008, - Bobb - wrote:

> http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ? ( vs.
> Vista Home or XP Home)
> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf
>
They've decided one is standard, so they buy in mass quantities and
install in a very assembly line fashion.

The other they've decided to offer, but only to those who want it. Thus
it's a "custom" install, and they charge more for that effort.

Michael

- Bobb - wrote:

>
http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ? (
> vs. Vista Home or XP Home)
> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf

Profit making. There are people still daft enough to want Vista !

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Best Regards:
Baron.

"Baron" <> wrote in message
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>- Bobb - wrote:
>
>>
> http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
>> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
>> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ? (
>> vs. Vista Home or XP Home)
>> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf
>
> Profit making. There are people still daft enough to want Vista !
>
> --
> Best Regards:
> Baron.

I want XP Pro on it ( not xp Home nor any Vista) and figured if I can buy
online for $200, why charge $350 ? Because they can, I know - but just
seems nutty. Maybe small business owners who can write it off are the
buyers ???
http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalo...=23-15308287-2

"Baron" <> wrote in message
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>- Bobb - wrote:
>
>>
> http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
>> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
>> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ? (
>> vs. Vista Home or XP Home)
>> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf
>
> Profit making. There are people still daft enough to want Vista !
>
> --
> Best Regards:
> Baron.
..
There are also people with hardware new enough that the only
drivers available are for Vista only. Computer hardware
manufacturers don't want to keep providing drivers to fit
all the possible versions of Windows.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the software included with the
Vista business and XP Pro packages includes Outlook, but
the software included with the Vista Home and XP Home
packages does not.

Robert

"Robert Miles" <> wrote
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>
> "Baron" <> wrote
> in message news:givub6$tbo$...
>>- Bobb - wrote:
>>
>>>
>> http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
>>> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone
>>> knows ...
>>> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista
>>> business or XP Pro ? (
>>> vs. Vista Home or XP Home)
>>> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the
>>> shelf
>>
>> Profit making. There are people still daft enough
>> to want Vista !
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards:
>> Baron.
> .
> There are also people with hardware new enough that
> the only
> drivers available are for Vista only. Computer
> hardware
> manufacturers don't want to keep providing drivers
> to fit
> all the possible versions of Windows.

That's not the case yet.
All new hardware currently available ships with XP
drivers.


>
> Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the software
> included with the
> Vista business and XP Pro packages includes Outlook,
> but
> the software included with the Vista Home and XP
> Home
> packages does not.
>
> Robert

Robert Miles wrote:

>
> "Baron" <> wrote in message
> news:givub6$tbo$...
>>- Bobb - wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
http://www.compusa.com/applications/...549&CatId=4182
>>> I've been browsing various sites and maybe someone knows ...
>>> Why is the PC almost twice the price with Vista business or XP Pro ?
>>> ( vs. Vista Home or XP Home)
>>> It wouldn't cost that much extra to buy off the shelf
>>
>> Profit making. There are people still daft enough to want Vista !
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards:
>> Baron.
> .
> There are also people with hardware new enough that the only
> drivers available are for Vista only. Computer hardware
> manufacturers don't want to keep providing drivers to fit
> all the possible versions of Windows.

I've not seen any hardware with Vista only drivers yet !

> Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the software included with the
> Vista business and XP Pro packages includes Outlook, but
> the software included with the Vista Home and XP Home
> packages does not.
>
> Robert

I bought the Acer 1, Linux version ! It works just great out of the
box. However its a bit naughty on the entertainment side when it keeps
wanting to sell you un-crippled versions of stuff that you can download
and install for free !

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Best Regards:
Baron.