BANGALORE:World's leading software making company Microsoft is cutting the prices of some Window vista versions.The reduction in the prices will range from 20% to 48%.
The estimated new retail prices for Window Vista Home basic edition are Rs 4,000.Window vista home Premium prices are Rs 5,300 and Window vista ultimate at Rs 11,500.
This cut off in the prices may be due to detection of major defects in some versions of Window vista but according to Microsoft India this step has been taken by Microsoft because there is the boom in India in retail sector and people are buying original softwares.
"Today, there is a transformation taking place in the way consumers purchase software. With the rise of the retail industry in India, we are witnessing increasing demand for off-the-shelf computer software from the do-it-yourself audiences", Mr Prasanna Meduri, Director, Windows Client Business Group, Microsoft India, said.
"This reduction in pricing will enable to reach out to this set of consumers, while at the same time provide our channel partners with a greater opportunity to sell original software", he said.
According to Microsoft India, the revised prices of windows vista vary from market to market globally.