WinSe7en http://winse7en.com When Vista Isn't Good Enough... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:19:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/Winse7enhttp://feedburner.google.com Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Winse7en/~3/0q_Cb0CAwO0/ http://winse7en.com/2009/07/windows-7-pricing-some-users-fume-as-the-rose-colored-discounts-fade-all-about-microsoft-zdnet-com/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:19:36 +0000 Joe http://winse7en.com/2009/07/windows-7-pricing-some-users-fume-as-the-rose-colored-discounts-fade-all-about-microsoft-zdnet-com/

Some customers who jumped to pre-order half-price Windows 7 copies — that are available only through July 11 here in the U.S. – are coming to realize that they might have gotten a raw deal because Microsoft wouldn’t confirm when and whether it planned to offer a Family Pack.

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If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User’, you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack’ on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there.

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As Long states “It’s an effective way of showing off a new product without looking like an advertisement, at the same time educating potential customers about the features of the product without a wordy manual or features list.”

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Won’t affect companies with site licensing, but could be important to smaller companies that do licenses one at a time.

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More discussion of the Windows 7 pricing information released today.

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If you buy a retail copy of Windows 7E, you’ll be forced to do a custom (clean) install, and then reinstall all your applications and drivers and restore your data files and settings.

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If you buy now, you can get over 50% off the upgrade price, giving you Home Premium for $50 (normally will be $120, $200 for full license). Prices in general will be lower than with Vista

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Mary Jo suggests that we should find out retail pricing for Windows 7 this week.

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A few more details about the Windows 7 E version that will be released in Europe with no Internet Explorer.

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Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate customers will have the option to downgrade to Windows XP Professional from PCs that ship within 18 months following the general availability of Windows 7 or until the release of a Windows 7 service pack, whichever is sooner, and if a service pack is developed.

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