Don’t get too excited — they are dropping the price on windows 8.1, but only for manufacturers of low end hardware. It should still eventually translate into lower prices for end-users.
Microsoft confirmed that they plan to cut the price of Windows 8.1 by as much as 70% for the makers of lower-end hardware. Their hope is the price cut will allow manufacturers to drop the price of lower-end tables and laptops in order to complete with the likes of Googles Chromebook. It currently looks like Microsoft plans to allow manufacturers who sell hardware devices that retail for $250.00 and less, to purchase Windows 8.1 for $15.00 instead of the normal $50.00. While a $30.00 difference doesn’t sound like a lot — with margins already very low in this low-end area, every dollar counts. Whether this translates into savings for consumers or not waits to be seen — thus far this appears to be good old fashioned competition bringing consumers more choices at more price points.
More reading on the subject:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-22/microsoft-said-to-cut-windows-price-70-to-counter-rivals.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-microsoft-windows-idUSBREA1L0WS20140222
http://www.dailytech.com/Report+Microsoft+to+Cut+Windows+81+License+Fees+by+70+for+Budget+PC+Makers/article34381.htm
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