Yes, everybody wants an original copy of Windows (it’s either that or switch to Linux). That said, Sri Lankan vendors are notorious for raising prices whenever they can get away with it. In a tour through Unity Plaza and other shops in the surrounding area, we discovered Windows prices to vary by as much as four thousand rupees. You’ll even find shops selling Ubuntu. No kidding.
The standard Windows prices (as in, the prices officially declared by Microsoft Sri Lanka) are given below:
- Windows 7 starter : Rs.6,600
- Windows 7 Home : Rs.17,500
- Windows 7 Professional : Rs.22,500
- Windows 8 Pro : Rs. 14,500
- Windows 8 : Rs.22,500
So when you go shopping for Windows, make sure you pay prices similar to these. A price markup of around five hundred rupees should be expected. We found it advisable to cut out as many middlemen as possible and head to big stores like Barclays and Techzone for Windows. Curiously enough, one little shop in Unity called Tulip offers substantially lower prices! We were quoted Rs. 14, 000 for a copy of Windows 7 Home and Rs 18, 000 for Windows 7 Professional, with similar price drops for Windows 8. We have no idea if they make a profit at all, but if you’re shopping for Windows, it’s a good place to start.
Every products and services are free for the followind Sri Lankan university students :
Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology – IT –
Higher National Diploma in Information Technology – Madampagama –
Informatics Institute of Technology – Information Technology –
Information Technology Resource Centre – COMM –
Kothalawala Defence University – Electrical and Electronics –
Lideke Wery Educational Institute – GALIND –
Microsoft Sri Lanka – Nawam Mawatha –
Ministry of Higher Education in Sri Lanka (MoHE) – Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics –
National Institute of Business Management – Information and Technology –
Open University of Sri Lanka – ET –
Open University of Sri Lanka – SCI –
Orient Academy Limited – ACADEMY –
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology – Computer Science –
University of Colombo – Biomedical informatics –
University of Colombo – Information Technology –
University of Jaffna – Computer Science –
University of Kelaniya – Faculty of Science –
University of Kelaniya – Medicine –
University of Moratuwa – Civil Engineering –
University of Moratuwa – Computer Information and Technology Systems –
University of Moratuwa – Computer Science and Engineering –
University of Moratuwa – Faculty of Information Technology – Faculty of Information Technology –
University of Peradeniya – Computer EngineeringVMware Academic Program, (more…)
University of Peradeniya – Computer Engineering –
University of Peradeniya – Statistics and Computer Science –
University of Ruhnua – Marine Sciences & Technology –
University of Ruhuna – Applied Sciences –
University of Ruhuna – Business –
University of Ruhuna – Computer Science –
University of Ruhuna – Department of Electrical and Information Engineeri –
University of Ruhuna – Medicine –
University of Sabaragamuwa – Applied Sciences –
University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Fac. of Medical Science, Dept. of Anatomy – Medical Science Department –
University of the Visual & Performing Arts – IUCMS –
University of Vocational Training – Information and Communication Technology –
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka – Information Technology – DreamSpark Premium
The Microsoft Academic partnership ya? Remember having one while at APIIT. It was pretty neat.
Window shopping is basically one of the best things that we can do if we don't have any money.
Thanks, online food stores