Why are you selling Windows7 so expensive?

After using Win7 for a while, I can definitely say that it has improved a lot more than Vista and XP: Win7 needs to use slightly less system resources than XP, which is more advantageous than Vista; faster startup, operability Stronger. But why is it so expensive? Let me say.

The latest operating systems from Win7 and Snow Leopard Apple are a stark contrast. For the time being, don't talk about which OS will treat the other party as an opponent, maybe both. In terms of selling price, upgrading Snow Leopard requires $29.99 for "Multi-User Home Edition" for $49.99, while Win7 has 20 different versions to choose from. The more popular "Windows7 Home Premium Edition" is priced at $119.95 in mainland China for $699. .

Is the value of Win7 really $90 more than Snow Leopard?

In other words, why did Microsoft decide to set such a price? The answer is simple: Microsoft doesn't plan to let you upgrade your OS, but instead you want to buy a new computer with Win7 pre-installed.

For Microsoft, setting the price at $119.95 is a smart move.

Microsoft wants to make money, so Win7's pricing makes us "overwhelmed", the main reason is to let everyone buy a new computer. Although the average revenue per licensed OS has decreased, it has won more business in general. For example, you decide to replace your entire office with a new PC instead of spending $119.95 on each desk computer for OS upgrades. For Microsoft, the support cost of the new PC is much lower than the retail upgrade. Win7's pricing strategy has made Microsoft and its partners fire again, such as HP, Dell and other hundreds of equipment manufacturers OEM.

There is another proof in my opinion: Have you upgraded Win7? My upgrade process lasted for 7 hours. If it is not to make you discouraged, it should not take such a long time. It took me only 20 minutes to complete the snow leopard upgrade. Apple does not have a lot of OEMs need to please this is the key, the price of 49.95 dollars can still earn a full pot.

When Win95 went public, Bill Gates and Jay Leno JayLeno played a game to upgrade Windows 3.1 on a 486/66 to Win95. It took only half an hour. Now that I have a more advanced processor, memory, and hard drive, why does it take hours to upgrade an OS that claims to be low-cost and efficient? Is Windows 7 seriously surpassing the average of the existing hardware environment?

This shouldn't be the case, unless Microsoft initially thought that the "quick upgrade" feature was not necessary for development.