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Windows Vista Ultimate costs only $2.50 in China black market

The black market of China and some other Asian country have been known to me for long that they are flooded with all the pirated software CDs. The Windows Vista Ultimate, which retails at $399.00 in US, costs you only $2.50 in China’s black market. The pirated copy could be the hacked result of the beta code, but this is definitely loved by the Chinese households. The price of an original, costs $399.00, is not affordable at all by the Chinese households. What can Microsoft do for this? To slash prices in order to capture the growing Chinese market?

Read more at StevenWDesign, Via Engadget

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