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LeeThe prices for upgrade and full editions of Windows 7 has been revealed by Microsoft in its Windows Team Blog.
Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade edition costs $49.99 if a user pre-orders it before July 11. However, it is only limited “until supplies last”. After July 11, it will costs over twice as much. The full version would cost $199.99.
The full versions of Ultimate and Business are $299.99 and $319.99 respectively.
Also, Windows 7 in Europe is now called Windows 7 E.
Source: The Washington Post
On the surface the $49.99 pro-order price may seem reasonable but I’m sure many will consider 7 to be a polished and repaired version of Vista. Just as those that consider the Snow Leopard upgrade for Mac to be a service pack, are either of these “new” operating systems really “new”? The other point I’m disappointed with is that there has been no offering of a “Family Pack” for upgrading multiple computers. My household has 4 systems that I would like to upgrade but $200 is far too much. Now consider if I did not pre-order, the price to upgrade would be almost $500! For me the scales are tipping towards going Mac for personal use. Now I realize that one manufacturer is software only and the other sells hardware but to me it seems as though the “Apple Tax” is on the decline.
I was hoping for less versions this time around.
And the way its going with Microsoft, they would have a lower price point, to help drive more sales this time.
It’s starting to look like everything Old, is New again with Microsoft.