



Microsoft briefly posted pricing for Windows Vista on Monday its Canadian Web site, reports [url=http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6110267.html?part=rss&tag=6110267&subj=news]CNET[/url]. Vista is the long-in-the-works upgrade of Windows.
The posting indicates that the Home Basic edition of Windows Vista will be priced the same as Windows XP Home, at $233 ($259 Canadian). The Home Premium version, which includes support for Media Center and tablet PC abilities will sell for 13 percent higher rate, a price that translates to about $269 in American dollars.
Microsoft quickly removed the price information, but blogger Ed Bott, who spotted the price list earlier Monday, included the price list [url=http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2FBott%2F%3Fp%3D124&siteId=3&oId=2100-1016-6110267&ontId=1001&lop=nl.ex]in a ZDNet posting[/url], CNET reports. Bott cautioned that those trying to figure out U.S. pricing would be better off comparing the Canadian Vista prices to their XP counterparts than to try and just convert to U.S. dollars.



