Microsoft will sell licenses for the Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 CompUSA on Nov. 30, two months before the products go on sale at other retailers. The big catch is that these licenses are still intended for business users and can only be purchased in bulk. Customers who purchase five or more licenses will have access on November 30; the average consumer will still have to wait until January.
This is the first time Microsoft has allowed small business customers to buy licenses for new operating system before the general public. Once inside a CompUSA store, small-business customers will need to speak to a sales representative to buy a license agreement. That interaction will give the store and Microsoft a chance to sell the customer other products, such as the software company’s support program. Licensing several PCs will be at least 10% cheaper than if a small business owner simply bought boxes containing discs with Vista and the office software. The suggested retail price for a boxed copy of Windows Vista Business is $299, or $199 for an upgrade from a previous version. The small-business edition of Office 2007 in a box carries a suggested price of $449 ($279 for an upgrade).
Hey, at least we are used to waiting for Vista by now, it would have been a shock if we could have gotten it earlier.
This is the first time Microsoft has allowed small business customers to buy licenses for new operating system before the general public. Once inside a CompUSA store, small-business customers will need to speak to a sales representative to buy a license agreement. That interaction will give the store and Microsoft a chance to sell the customer other products, such as the software company’s support program. Licensing several PCs will be at least 10% cheaper than if a small business owner simply bought boxes containing discs with Vista and the office software. The suggested retail price for a boxed copy of Windows Vista Business is $299, or $199 for an upgrade from a previous version. The small-business edition of Office 2007 in a box carries a suggested price of $449 ($279 for an upgrade).
Hey, at least we are used to waiting for Vista by now, it would have been a shock if we could have gotten it earlier.
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