Dell says Windows 7 Prices Could be a Problem
By Craig Lloyd on May 18th, 2009 at 1:43PM
With Windows 7 nearing release, it seems everyone is looking forward to it due to its speed and stability advantages over Vista. But Dell says there’s one problem with Windows 7, and it could be a big one.
“If there’s one thing that may influence adoption, make things slower, or cause customers to pause, it’s that generally the average selling price of the operating systems are higher than they were for Vista and XP.” –Darrel Ward, director of product management for Dell’s business client product group.
Ward also mentions that due to tough economic times, it’s “naive” for Microsoft to increase its prices and still see increased sales.
“I can tell you that the licensing tiers at retail are more expensive than they were for Vista,” Ward said.
Ward did note that the momentum behind Windows 7 is much bigger than it was with Vista and driver readiness looks “pretty healthy.”
