I took the chance to go down to Funan today for Microsoft’s Vista Fiesta and managed to take a peek at the prices for Windows Vista retail. I was literally blown away, with a negative connotation.

Let’s compare the prices for the retail and OEM versions:

• Home Basic
  OEM: $149
  Retail: $358
• Home Premium
  OEM: $189
  Retail: $428
• Business
  OEM: $237
  Retail: $528
• Ultimate
  OEM: $319
  Retail: $698 (WTF?!)

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