Microsoft Reveals Windows 7 Pricing Information
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 25th Jun 2009 14:01 UTC
Windows After a long wait, Microsoft has finally unveiled the pricing information for the next Windows release, Windows 7, which will arrive at the shops on October 22. Interestingly enough, Europe will get full retail copies for upgrade pricing because of the whole Windows 7 E thing not being tested when it comes to upgrades.
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Glynser
Member since:
2007-11-29

Okay then here's my overview:

1) Whether Snow Leopard is merely a service pack was questioned by a Microsoft employee, not by me. And it was him who compared it to Win7 and pointed out a *difference*.

2) Whether an OS is regarded as a service pack or a true new OS by customers has nothing to do with "how it's developed". They see the end product and judge on that basis.

3) The reason why some people say Win7 is a service pack is because everyone is upset with Vista and now thinks of Win7 as a big fix with an additionally revamped taskbar.

4) I did not say that Win7 is a service pack, for me, anywhere.

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ringham Member since:
2006-03-23

2) Whether an OS is regarded as a service pack or a true new OS by customers has nothing to do with "how it's developed". They see the end product and judge on that basis.

That's why I said I love when people who have no understanding of software engineering try to discuss it. They sound like idiots to software engineers. That's my entire point.

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krom Member since:
2006-09-29

omg, ringham is a software engineer, every one bows before him!!!

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Glynser Member since:
2007-11-29

Yeah but Windows is still an OS for the masses, not for software engineers.

Do people sound like idiots when they judge a car because of how it looks, without knowing how the motor works or how it got engineered?

Also, it's not an excuse. If people feel like Win7 is just a service pack, then it won't help if they look like idiots to you, they still won't bother paying 199$ for it, no matter they've seen "the making of Win7" or not.

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jedimasterk Member since:
2006-10-23

Those promo prices should have been the retail prices!. This will only mean that pirated versions will be creeping all over the web. Not everyone can afford those high prices in this economy. I agree that now is the time for people to start looking into Linux as a cost effective and equal alternative.

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