Microsoft China announces Windows 7 Chinese version lowest price 399 Yuan

"NetEase Science and Technology News" July 1, Microsoft China today released the Chinese version of Windows 7, the price of some retail boxed products, including the lowest price of 399 yuan in the Home normal edition, and the family advanced version of the proposed retail price of 699 yuan. This is 20% lower than the corresponding product in the previous Windows Vista Chinese version.

According to the above price, Windows 7 Chinese version of the price is lower than the European and American markets. "Historically the Chinese version of the price has always been the lowest. "A senior person said.

Microsoft announced the global sales price for Windows 7 at the end of last month and offered a discount on the system software that will be available for October.

Microsoft China did not disclose the Chinese version of the price at that time, but stressed that it is certainly lower than vista similar products. Vista current Home General edition of the retail recommended price of 499 yuan, and the family advanced version of the current recommended price of 866 yuan.

"Such pricing is an opportunity to provide more Chinese consumers with legitimate software," he said. "said Wei Qing, general manager of Microsoft China Consumer and online marketing. But Microsoft says the most affordable way to use Windows 7 is to buy computer products that carry the system.

The price of Windows 7 is not the same in each country's market, and in the current price that can be compared, The U.S. market family premium price of 199.99 U.S. dollars, and the European region for the price of 119.99 euros (total of 169.19 U.S. dollars), in the domestic version of the price of 699 yuan (at the current exchange rate of the price of about 102 U.S. dollars).