Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th Jun 2009 22:29 UTC, submitted by shaneco
Apple isn't the only one coming up with some seriously aggressive pricing schemes; a leaked memo from Best Buy indicates that Microsoft is willing to price Windows 7 upgrades pretty low too, but not as low as Snow Leopard, though. Still, the memo includes some interesting facts and also reveals the dates for when the upgrade program runs. As usual with Microsoft, caveats and version complications. Also, a table comparing the various upgrade prices of both Windows 7 and Snow Leopard can be found inside.
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The thing here is that sure, Snow Leopard sounds cheaper, but that's only if you're already a Mac owner. Nay, if you're a Mac Intel owners.
If you're not, than the price comparison falls flat on its ass. In the Windows world, people are used to buying hardware that more closely matches their needs for a lower pricer than that of a Mac, negating the price difference in operating system - and then some.
iLife is overestimated, as I challenge you to be honest and tell me how often YOU use GarageBand or iWeb. iPhoto is nice, but Picasa is as good as or better anyway, and iTunes is a piece of crap, but free.
iWork is a very good piece of work (I love it), but it doesn't come with new Macs, and costs 79 EUR, while Microsoft Office 2007 costs 69 at retail here. And Office is a lot more full-featured (comes with Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote).
So, well, yeah.
But still, if you already own Leopard, Snow Leopard truly has nice price! Can't wait until September!