Microsoft 'Vista Capable' Settlement Cost Could Be Over $8 Billion

jmke · 25th January 2009, 19:37

[University of Washington economist Keith] Leffler came up with his total upgrade costs by calculating how much it would cost to upgrade each of the 19.4 million PCs with 1 GB of memory and graphics cards or onboard chipsets able to run Aero, according to Keizer. Leffler put the maximum cost of upgrading the desktops at $155, while positing that the notebooks' integrated graphics would be more tricky to replace and would cost between $245 and $590 per unit. The total price tag for Microsoft would thus range from $3.92 billion to $8.52 billion and in some cases would include complete replacements of notebooks that could not be feasibly upgraded, Leffler testified. Microsoft in its response argued that giving litigants 'a free upgrade to Premium-ready PCs would provide a windfall to millions.

http://www.crn.com/it-channel/212902345

26th January 2009, 08:59

I hope MS learns from this:

a) not to have so many versions of their OS
b) not to have amputated versions of their OS
c) give proper reequirements for their OS

25th January 2009, 19:37	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Microsoft 'Vista Capable' Settlement Cost Could Be Over $8 Billion [University of Washington economist Keith] Leffler came up with his total upgrade costs by calculating how much it would cost to upgrade each of the 19.4 million PCs with 1 GB of memory and graphics cards or onboard chipsets able to run Aero, according to Keizer. Leffler put the maximum cost of upgrading the desktops at $155, while positing that the notebooks' integrated graphics would be more tricky to replace and would cost between $245 and $590 per unit. The total price tag for Microsoft would thus range from $3.92 billion to $8.52 billion and in some cases would include complete replacements of notebooks that could not be feasibly upgraded, Leffler testified. Microsoft in its response argued that giving litigants 'a free upgrade to Premium-ready PCs would provide a windfall to millions. http://www.crn.com/it-channel/212902345 __________________

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26th January 2009, 08:59	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	I hope MS learns from this: a) not to have so many versions of their OS b) not to have amputated versions of their OS c) give proper reequirements for their OS