Windows 7 pricing and availability announced
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by butch123 | Discussion: Community
Posted
Monday, June 29, 2009
Windows 7 pricing and availability has just been announced, along with a couple nice benefits to help put you into Windows 7 at half the price. First, Windows 7 will be rolling out on new PCs starting October 22nd. But starting tomorrow if you buy a new PC from a participating retailer you'll be able to get Windows 7 for little or no cost at all. (See
for more details)
As for pricing, the retail prices for full and upgrade versions of Windows 7 follow:
Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade):
Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade):
Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade):
Windows 7 Home Premium (Full):
Windows 7 Professional (Full):
Windows 7 Ultimate (Full):
$319.99 $299.99 $199.99 $219.99 $199.99 $119.99And if you want to skirt around paying full price - pre-order! From tomorrow until July 11th in the US and Canada (July 5th for Japan) you can pre-order Windows 7 Home and Professional from the
Microsoft Store, Best Buy, or Amazon and get more than 50% off! That means Home Premium version for under $50 and Windows 7 Professional for under $100. Click here
for more pre-order information.
Reply #2 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:28 AM
You can also Pre-order from Tiger direct. Micro cener only ollows you to pre-order one copy and you must pick it up at the store when it is released. I have an order in for Professionall Upgrade at Tiger Direct and one it at Micro Center
Reply #3 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:21 AM
Is the ultimate version actually worth the extra hundred bucks? What are the benefits of ultimate versus home premium?
Reply #8 Monday, July 6, 2009 3:29 PM
Must have bought 2 copies. 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:20 AM
Windows 7 pricing and availability announced
Windows 7 pricing and availability has just been announced, along with a couple nice benefits to help put you into Windows 7 at half the price. First, Windows 7 will be rolling out on new PCs starting October 22nd. But starting tomorrow if you buy a new PC from a participating retailer you'll be able to get Windows 7 for little or no cost at all. (See
www.windows.com/upgradeoffer
for more details)
As for pricing, the retail prices for full and upgrade versions of Windows 7 follow:
Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99
Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99
And if you want to skirt around paying full price - pre-order! From tomorrow until July 11th in the US and Canada (July 5th for Japan) you can pre-order Windows 7 Home and Professional from the
Microsoft Store, Best Buy, or Amazon and get more than 50% off! That means Home Premium version for under $50 and Windows 7 Professional for under $100. Click here
for more pre-order information.