Is the recent price drop on laptops the result of Vista OS?

Question

I have noticed many great deals on laptops lately, all of these have Vista operating systems. Are these units being discounted because of the unpopularity of Vista or is it because of other reasons like too many units in inventory -- too much supply and not enough demand? Or, is there another reason?

Answer 1

I think it's because of Vista, honestly. Vista is the downfall to computers as we know it. My aunt has a computer that she loaded Vista on and it doesn't even turn on anymore. Some of the programs require updates and others just don't run at all. It doesn't even completely work on the new laptops/computers.  

Answer 2

Here's one: "Back-to-School" craze

Answer 3

The majority of the price comes from the hardware. It costs less per item if you produce hardware in larger quantities. So demand must be up.

Answer 4

Dixons lost £40.000 last year with unsold vista computers, Xp are more expensive than vista...wounder why

Answer 5

MS is headed by great positive business minded person. If Vista is availabe with laptops with offers means, new version of Windows is ready with Beta use. First u have to use it then mark any comment on it. I think its best windows version of Windows specially for multi ISP use and so this is possibly provided for mobility with laptops. I hope u r understanding why vista is used on laptops mostly.

Answer 6

The price has dropped because labtops are becoming more common which makes the value of having a small convenient labtop go down. If you knew how to build a labtop and you bought all the parts for it than that price wouldn't have dropped at all. Its all in how much the company wants to make. If one company drops their prices than they all will.

Answer 7

I believe it has more to do with the state of the economy -- but you do have an interesting point.

Answer 8

its more or less demand/supply

As technology evolves, things get cheaper.