Windows 7 can cost almost half the price of Vista

The figures have not been officially confirmed and is still taboo for Microsoft, but the rumors are accumulating and suggest the price of Windows 7 to about half of Vista at the time the operating system was launched.

According to reports mentioning several retailers, including Best Buy in the U.S., the Starter Edition version of Windows 7 will cost $ 200, while Home Premium will be charged a $ 259.99, the Professional Edition to 299.95 and the Ultimate Edition $ 329.99.

The upgrades to the Home Premium and Professional versions are even cheaper, with prices of $ 49.99 and $ 99.99 according to information from Best Buy, but apparently this is just a promotion campaign.

When it was launched in January 2007, Windows Vista Home Premium cost 269 euros in the version upgrade, while the full version had a cost of 399 euros. For the update for Vista Ultimate price was 439 euros, with the full version to cost 669 euros.

Over time prices have been reduced to one year after the launch were 40% lower.

Microsoft will soon launch a program for automatic update, Windows Upgrade Option, which ensures those who buy computers with the Vista free upgrade to Windows 7. There is even a date set for the launch of this program.