__/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 16 February 2007 17:37 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 16 February 2007 16:35 \__
>
>> We hear a lot about tipping points, the usually context being Linux. On
>> the negative side, Microsoft tipping point was probably last quarter, at
>> least from a purely financial perspective. From a technical perspective,
>> the tipping point was probably the Longhorn "reboot",
>
> I just see the same policy they've been using for the past 6 years:
>
> With decreasing units sold, increase the price.
>
> So, Vista, which will not sell anything like XP, is twice as much.
>
> They did the same thing with corporate licensing...boosting fees.
>
> Obviously it will simply continue until the last dimwit wakes up and
> says "I can pay more for something not as good as what I can get for
> cheaper?"
Dick, Harry and Tom think they can squeeze the goose forever. They'll be
losing some eggs.
Microsoft raises support fees for Windows, Office
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| Microsoft quietly raised last week its per-incident support prices
| across the board for Windows and Office.
|
| Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista now costs $59 per incident.
| Prior to the Vista launch, the per-incident support price for
| Windows was $39.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=242
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