Windows 7 will enter China at "preferential price"

Microsoft will change the new version of the operating system to take a high pricing approach, the latest operating system Windows7 (Win7) will be "preferential price" in the domestic market, Microsoft officials even revealed that "Win7 in China will not be higher than the price of Vista."

Win7 Selling Price pro-min

Microsoft recently unveiled the Win7 RC (Release Candidate) version, which is available to users for a free download experience. Billveghte, Microsoft's senior vice president for Windows, has also publicly confirmed that Win7 will be released this Christmas, which is seen as Microsoft's recapture of Vista will be launched earlier.

Maik Nash, the global vice-president of Microsoft's Windows platform strategy, told reporters in Beijing over the weekend that Win7 's price in China would be "favorable". He said: "The price of windows in China has always been very favorable, and our strategy is very active, so we will uphold this purpose in Win7, continue to provide Chinese consumers with the most valuable products and the most attractive prices." However, he did not disclose the specific price of Win7.

Microsoft Greater China Consumer and online Business Department general manager Wei Qing told the New Express reporter that the current WinXP family version in the domestic market price of 399 yuan, while the Vista family version is sold 499 Yuan, the future Win7 family version will not exceed the price of Vista. It is understood that the Win7 version is divided into the flagship, enterprise, Professional, family Advanced Edition, the home version of the general edition of 5. Two years ago, Vista ordinary family version of the market price as high as 1521 yuan, listed 8 months after the fall to 499 yuan.

Win7 Learn from Vista lessons

Nash also reviewed the lessons of Vista, he said: "Compared to the original operating system, Vista Security has been greatly improved, but changed the way people use, so that people feel a little inconvenient." We did not make such a big architectural change on the Win7, as long as the products that are available on Vista can be used by most Win7. "Nash says currently Win7 can be compatible with 90% of the software, only a very specific exception."