Although we have mentioned MS Vista in the past<\/a> on this blog, it was always unlikely that we would upgrade to it in the very near future. A recent check of the technology news helps confirm this.<\/p>\n

It seems that Vista has been released in the US with an MRP of $99.95 (Upgrade version of Home Basic). Given the current exchange rates and using Reuters currency converter<\/a> this works out at \u00c2\u00a351.23,<\/p>\n

For some reason, it has been decided to sell Vista in the UK at \u00c2\u00a385 + VAT, which works out at about \u00c2\u00a399.88.<\/p>\n

What madness is this! According to Reuters this is the same as US customers paying $194.72. I cant imagine MS would ship many boxes at that rate.<\/p>\n

Just goes to show, you can pay nearly a hundred pounds, have to upgrade your hardware and learn a brand new way of working, or you can get linux for free. I think I can honestly say the only way Why Dont You will upgrade to vista will be when we get new computers and it comes pre-loaded with no alternatives.<\/p>\n