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Old 06-25-2009, 09:51 AM   #1
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Pricing on Windows 7 Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Microsoft is at it again, check out these prices of W7 for the full retail version, $200, $300 and $320 for Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate. I sure hope the oem's will be cheaper...........

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Old 06-25-2009, 09:53 AM   #2
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Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Sticks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will a mod change the title to Stinks please, I was so ****** I miss spelled it...LOL
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Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Sticks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow... they just dont learn do they? So they think all those Xp users are going to drop XP and jump right onto Windows 7 ... surrre.
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Old 06-25-2009, 09:57 AM   #4
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Re: Pricing on Windows 7 Sticks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe those prices, if you want it you better get in on the pre order price!
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Old 06-25-2009, 10:11 AM   #5
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I sure hope the oem's will be cheaper...........
Of course they'll be cheaper! They always are. And virtually all of us system builders will be buying the OEM version anyway!

Best Buy up here in Canada has Vista Home Premium Full 32BIT Retail for $249.00 CDN.

NCIX.com has Vista Home Premium 32BIT OEM for $136.58 CDN.

The OEMs will be cheaper!
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not really surprised at the pricing...wasn't really expecting MS to sell Vista for $99 or anything...seems on par with Vista pricing...the Home Premium version is around $40 cheaper though

but who buys the retail version anyhow?...I thought most knowledgeable people bought the OEM version
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not really surprised at the pricing...wasn't really expecting MS to sell Vista for $99 or anything...seems on par with Vista pricing...the Home Premium version is around $40 cheaper though

but who buys the retail version anyhow?...I thought most knowledgeable people bought the OEM version
I never bought a retail in my life, there has been a lot of talk on other sites ( Paul Thurrott ), of a much lower price not just a $10 discount, I guess it was just wishful thinking!
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Old 06-25-2009, 10:39 AM   #8
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This is more like what it MS should do....

"By comparison, Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) said in early June that upgrades to its newest operating system, called Mac OS X Snow Leopard, will cost $30."
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This is more like what it MS should do....

"By comparison, Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) said in early June that upgrades to its newest operating system, called Mac OS X Snow Leopard, will cost $30."
that's actually a little misleading...Even Apple's chief software architect called (Snow Leopard) an upgrade of Leopard...a Microsoft spokesperson stated the following..."The way I look at it, its a service pack and we don't charge for service packs."
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that's actually a little misleading...Even Apple's chief software architect called (Snow Leopard) an upgrade of Leopard...a Microsoft spokesperson stated the following..."The way I look at it, its a service pack and we don't charge for service packs."
I don't know for sure but I think you can buy the full retail of Leopard for $129. I'm not 100% sure on that I guess I could google it but I know its not $300, or $174 for oem!

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I was right on the $129....

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Thanks fvbounty, for heads up...
MS pricing does stink. Anywho that's how ole what's
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Well I get a Home premium upgrade for my laptop tomorrow from amazon for $50, (that's worth it) and wait and see what ultimate oem comes out at? Man I wish it was cheaper....
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Well I get a Home premium upgrade for my laptop tomorrow from amazon for $50, (that's worth it) and wait and see what ultimate oem comes out at? Man I wish it was cheaper....
Yeah, that maybe a good way to go. Until we see how the ultimate oem shakes out...
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Well I get a Home premium upgrade for my laptop tomorrow from amazon for $50, (that's worth it) and wait and see what ultimate oem comes out at? Man I wish it was cheaper....
the pre-order pricing that starts tomorrow is only for the upgrade version right?...not the full retail version?...$50 for the full versions sounds too good to be true...I don't want the upgrade version, I always prefer to do a full install
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the pre-order pricing that starts tomorrow is only for the upgrade version right?...not the full retail version?...$50 for the full versions sounds too good to be true...I don't want the upgrade version, I always prefer to do a full install
I believe upgrade only...
Here's the quote from the #1 POST...

"This time, to goose early sales and build buzz, Microsoft is cutting the price by about half for people who pre-order upgrade software for Home Premium ($50) and Professional ($100).

The sale will start Friday in the U.S., Canada and Japan, and on July 15 in the U.K., France and Germany. It will last for about two weeks, or as long as allotted copies of the software last.

People can buy the software on Microsoft's download site or at retailers including Best Buy Co. (BBY) Inc., which said it is limiting sales to three per customer."
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