More PCs sold with premium versions of Windows
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
More and more PCs are coming not just with Windows but with premium editions of the operating system, as Microsoft tries to further boost revenues from its biggest product.
Microsoft says 71 percent of the Windows copies licensed by computer makers in its most recent quarter were premium editions, such as Windows Vista Home Premium, which include additional features and command higher prices than basic versions of the operating system.
That was 18 percentage points higher than in the same quarter last year -- and analysts say it's no fluke. They point to the way Microsoft has crafted the various editions of Windows Vista, released for consumers in January.