Windows 7 * cough cough * $230 Home Edition

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Found a couple sources for those interested in the upcoming Price. WE should know better by June of this year what to expect. But here's a preliminary look

The Tech Report said:
Windows 7 could be a costly upgrade. For reference, retail-boxed copies of Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Home Edition cost $239 and $200 at launch, respectively. If you account for inflation, that works out to $244 for Vista and $239 for XP in today's dollars.

Higher Windows 7 pricing could come as a disappointment to those who've been using the release candidate for free—not to mention certain folks who claim Vista has so many problems Microsoft should just offer the upgrade at no charge. (Thanks to The Register for the links.)

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16965
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TechArp said:
New! Windows 7 Pricing Details

Microsoft plans to disclose the final Windows 7 pricing scheme (under NDA) according to the following schedule :

* OEM Pricing - to be disclosed in the mid-April 2009 timeframe.
* FPP (Full Packaged Product) Pricing - Microsoft plans to communicate this to retailers in mid-May 2009.
* Public Pricing Announcement - mid-June 2009.

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=619&pgno=5#pricing
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Cnet said:
Windows 7 pricing is potentially an obstacle to Windows 7 adoption for some users, though in just about every other aspect the operating system is beating Vista, according to a Dell marketing executive.

"If there's one thing that may influence adoption, make things slower or cause customers to pause, it's that generally the ASPs (average selling price) of the operating systems are higher than they were for Vista and XP," Darrel Ward, director of product management for Dell's business client product group, said in a phone interview, referring to the various versions of the Windows 7 operating system that are expected to appear.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10242555-64.html
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Well, i know i wont be purchasing windows 7 until my RC is about to expire, should be a little lower in price since it will be nearly a year after launch.
 
That's hilarious, people think Microsoft "owes" them a free upgrade because of Vista. Rofl!

There's nothing wrong with Vista. Anyway, I'll not be rushing to buy Windows 7 either. I use it on my Media PC and I have basic Cut and Paste issues sometimes and it bothers me quite a bit.
 
I dont know whether I will be able to afford Win 7, but i will surely try to go for it. I hated Win 98 when I switched to XP, hated XP when switched to Vista, and now the trend continues, I hate Vista coz I love Win 7 RC too much.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
That's hilarious, people think Microsoft "owes" them a free upgrade because of Vista. Rofl!
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They do!!!

Miscosoft knew and admitted that Vista was not in any state for release...BUT then they thought of the money and thought F it! lets just sell em the crap.

Like ive said....if microsoft had any decency in them,They would sell it 50% cheaper to those who purchased failiure Vista with valid recipts.

7 on the other hand though...very good,Looks like they got themselves together.
 
Nevakonaza said:
They do!!!

Miscosoft knew and admitted that Vista was not in any state for release...BUT then they thought of the money and thought F it! lets just sell em the crap.

Like ive said....if microsoft had any decency in them,They would sell it 50% cheaper to those who purchased failiure Vista with valid recipts.
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No one forced you to buy Vista.

Please hold your breath and wait for the free upgrade. :D
 
So then people who bought Windows XP at launch deserved a free upgrade to Vista, right? Vista honestly never seemed like a flop to me...

Microsoft admitting it was a flop sounds more like them just trying to please the public. If Vista was a flop, then so was XP, considering how buggy that was at release. Except XP gets special privileges, since most people have long forgotten its dark period.
 
speedyink said:
So then people who bought Windows XP at launch deserved a free upgrade to Vista, right? Vista honestly never seemed like a flop to me...
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No....Xp was and still is a fantastic Operating system,You mention there were problems at the launch of Xp too?I cant remember having much trouble with Xp when it first came out.

Im just talking about those who have purchased vista should at least get some discount on getting 7,Even if its an upgrade disk.

Ive always been dissapoined by Vista,Im glad 7 RC come out when it did because Vista was driving me nuts seriusly.
The only reason i stuck with vista is for Dx10,if i didnt have a dx10 graphics card i would never have stuck with vista.
 
Nevakonaza said:
No....Xp was and still is a fantastic Operating system,You mention there were problems at the launch of Xp too?I cant remember having much trouble with Xp when it first came out.

Ive always been dissapoined by Vista,Im glad 7 RC come out when it did because Vista was driving me nuts seriusly.
The only reason i stuck with vista is for Dx10,if i didnt have a dx10 graphics card i would never have stuck with vista.
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Xp wasn't completely ironed out until SP2. Sp1 was alright though, but the bare install was pretty blah.

If you like windows 7 than why not Vista? They're similar in quite a few aspects.
 
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