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If Microsoft purposely did that with the intention of making the desktop default in Windows 9, that's kind of smart trick. A cruel, but smart one, that is if th
by GSimon 13y ago
If Microsoft purposely did that with the intention of making the desktop default in Windows 9, that's kind of smart trick. A cruel, but smart one, that is if they do make the desktop in Windows 9..
- jfoster 13y agoThe Windows 8 pricing does seem to support the theory that Microsoft knew it wasn't good. The non-upgrade version was much cheaper than it was for previous iterations of Windows.
- sliverstorm 13y agoOr it could just be an attempt to reduce "barriers to entry". Get aggressive on pricing to accelerate adoption on something that is very different and thus (as history shows) a hard sell.
- GSimon 13y agoYea but you take that also as them needing to compensate for the loss of sales, so a higher price for less volume. Or you could take it one step further and suggest they did it so that less people would buy it (because of the higher cost), thus making Windows 9 that much more appealing in comparison.