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M$ unprecedented price cuts
Name: XpUser Date: February 29, 2008 at 07:44:32 Pacific OS: XP & Vista CPU/Ram: Varied Product: Varied
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For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices only on the higher-end versions of Vista, and only for the upgrade version used to move from an earlier copy of Vista. The suggested price for Vista Ultimate drops to $219 from $299, while home Premium falls to $129, from $159.
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