/ Source: Reuters
Microsoft Corp. has more than halved the retail price of its Vista home basic computer operating software package in China to $66 from $201, and the price of its premium package to $119 from $238.
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The price cut was made to meet market demand for the operating system, the company said in a statement.
Microsoft had sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses globally by the end of June, including 20 million copies sold since mid-May, the company said last month.
The latest version of its dominant Windows operating system was released on January 30.
