Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Page 3

JimTram · 06-27-2009, 10:05 PM

yep... and the masses continue to put up with it. IMO if you purchased Vista, W7 should be free!

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Originally Posted by bjadams44

I got that email from Microsoft offering to sell me a pre-release W7 for $49 as an appreciation for my participation in the evaluation of the product. Imagine my surprise when I see the same pre-release offered by Costco at $44. Microsoft really does suck.

polonyc2 · 08-09-2009, 01:56 PM

anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release?

fvbounty · 08-09-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by polonyc2

anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release?

I was thinking the same thing, I want a oem of W7 ultimate, I've looked around but haven't seen any pre sales!

syncmaster_abx · 08-09-2009, 02:29 PM

I do not bother with Win7 , as I did with Vista .

Yes it will gain one market share , as Vista will be erased from the market of new systems.

But the large amount of the XP based systems will remain as is .
We did pay for the XP 132 EUR as OEM version, we will keep it for Looooong time.

We learned by the hard way all this years , that OS its not a magical item .

I own three XP Pro Licenses , and two XP home.
And currently own two desktops and a laptop.
And everything works fantastic , thanks God ..

fvbounty · 08-09-2009, 02:35 PM

I didn't ever have Vista, but I've been running W7 for months now, and Love it, I have 2 HD's one with XP Pro and this one with W7, I only boot into XP for 1 program....everything else its W7....

syncmaster_abx · 08-09-2009, 02:45 PM

There is no major love and hate issues , when we referring to OS.

Its all about quality and speed of operations , plus a new learning curve ,
at using them , and tweaking their settings .

I am too old to loose time tweaking and learning something , that it does not offer anything new , or worthwhile .

I prefer to spent the money getting something new for other needs of my , than getting an Win7 license .

WolfSoul · 08-11-2009, 11:44 AM

Ok there are better sites for this Im sure but this is one that made sense to me so for Europe...

Techworld.com - No rip-off for European users says Microsoft

08-09-2009, 01:56 PM	#32
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	anyone know when the OEM versions of Windows 7 will become available?...will it be on the same day (October 22) as the retail release or on a later date?...will I be able to pre-order an OEM version prior to release? __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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08-09-2009, 02:29 PM	#34
syncmaster_abx Moto Rider Honda AX-1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece - Europe - Planet Earth Posts: 2,036	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do not bother with Win7 , as I did with Vista . Yes it will gain one market share , as Vista will be erased from the market of new systems. But the large amount of the XP based systems will remain as is . We did pay for the XP 132 EUR as OEM version, we will keep it for Looooong time. We learned by the hard way all this years , that OS its not a magical item . I own three XP Pro Licenses , and two XP home. And currently own two desktops and a laptop. And everything works fantastic , thanks God ..
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08-09-2009, 02:35 PM	#35
fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,660	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't ever have Vista, but I've been running W7 for months now, and Love it, I have 2 HD's one with XP Pro and this one with W7, I only boot into XP for 1 program....everything else its W7.... __________________ New Gaming rig - Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 6GB PC3-12800 - Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X 1 gig - 300 gig VelociRaptor W7 - 150 gig Raptor XP Pro - 320 gig WD 3200YS Data - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-Express - Altec Lansing ADA885 THX 4.1 Speakers AMD FX 55 - XP-90C & SilentCat 9 - Asus A8N-SLI with Swiftech MCX159 - 2X1024 Corsair 3500LLPro 2-3-2-6 1T - 2X BFG 6800GT OC Zalman VF700-CU - 1 WD 74 Gig Raptor boot - 1 Seagate 7200 sata data - Nec 3500A - Plextor 716AL Slot Loader - Enermax EG 701 AX 600 watt PS - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - G7 lazer mouse - Cannon Pixma I8500 printer - Windows XP Pro SP2 Slipstreamed - Dell 2405FPW lcd
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08-09-2009, 02:45 PM	#36
syncmaster_abx Moto Rider Honda AX-1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece - Europe - Planet Earth Posts: 2,036	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no major love and hate issues , when we referring to OS. Its all about quality and speed of operations , plus a new learning curve , at using them , and tweaking their settings . I am too old to loose time tweaking and learning something , that it does not offer anything new , or worthwhile . I prefer to spent the money getting something new for other needs of my , than getting an Win7 license .
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08-11-2009, 11:44 AM	#37
WolfSoul Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 327	Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok there are better sites for this Im sure but this is one that made sense to me so for Europe... Techworld.com - No rip-off for European users says Microsoft __________________ Antec 900/6 TRiCool fans - Antec Truepower Trio 650 Watt -Intel DP45SG - Q9550 - 2 X 2 GB Kingston -Valueram DDR3-1333 - Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 285 1024 MB GDDR3 - Creative Soundblaster Titanium PCI-E -1 X 500 GB Samsung systemdrive -3X 1 TB Samsung (2 X Spinpoint F2 and 1 X Spinpoint F3) - Samsung Super Writemaster - Logitech X-540 5.1 System - Acer 24 " H243H --------------------------------------------------------------------- Spare Red case (cheap brand) - Antec Earthwatts 500 W - Asrock Wolfdale Glan R2.0 - E5200 changing to E7400 not delivered yet.. - 2 x 2 GB DDR2 667 (Corsair & Aeneon) - Club3D 8500 GT - Samsung 500 GB & WD 500 GB & Hitachi 750 GB in spare - Crap compaq crt monitor
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