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Windows Vista Family Discount Is No Ultimate Bargain
Friday, January 19th, 2007
Maybe only Microsoft could take something as obviously simple as a family pack and make it 
unnecessarily complicated and costly. As part of a six-month promotion, people buying the full-version Windows Vista Ultimate–for the lovely price of $399–can get up to two extra licenses for about 50 bucks each. I suppose one Ultimate and two copies of Windows Vista Premium looks like a steal at $500. But it’s a bum deal and no bargain, ultimately.
"The issue is that it’s pretty pricey," said Roger Kay, president of EndPoint Technologies. "Microsoft has cued things up so that people have to spent a lot of money. It’s creating a hurdle that’s about as high as it could be for people to get over it."
The deal’s shortcomings aren’t complicated to understand: upfront cost, basic value, potential buyers and realistic state of multi-PC households. Microsoft Watch - Vista - Windows Vista Family Discount Is No Ultimate Bargain
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