Apple has already announced the price of Snow Leopard for almost 2 weeks. Till now, there has been no news of the pricing of Windows 7. Will it be around USD29? Looking at the history of Windows 98, Windows 98SE, and Windows ME, I don't think so.
It's a lose lose situation for Microsoft. They can meet the USD29 pricing, but I'm half certain that Snow Leopard has tricks up its sleeves, which would only be unveiled in September (The Apple way). Go above USD29, and risk the customers' wrath over paying so much for "an update". USD29 is not even OEM pricing for Snow Leopard. It's retail pricing.
Microsoft is definitely in trouble.
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