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Windows 7 Pre-orders at 50% Off

June 30, 2009 8:05:21 AM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
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Windows 7 is scheduled for general release on October 22nd.  Pricing for Windows 7 has also been revealed for full and  upgrade versions.  They have also started an upgrade program for people wanting to buy a new PC now, and will enable them to receive Windows 7 for free or at a significant discount.

Anyone who buys a PC from a participating OEM or retailer with Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate on it will all receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Windows 7 at little or no cost to customers. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program will be available until January 31st, 2010 – and is global! For more information on taking advantage of the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program, visit www.windows.com/upgradeoffer.

The retails upgrade prices for Windows 7 are:

  • Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99
  • Windows 7 Professional (Upgrade): $199.99
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (Upgrade): $219.99

Full versions are:

  • Windows 7 Home Premium (Full): $199.99
  • Windows 7 Professional (Full): $299.99
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (Full): $319.99

The best part is a special limited-time offer in which you can preorder Windows 7 for 50% off the upgrade pricing.  That means you can grab Windows 7 for as low as $49!  This will only go on for a couple of weeks, so you need to grab these before July 11th.

Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - $49.99 from Amazon

Windows 7 Professional Upgrade - $99.99 from Amazon

 

Sources: Windows 7 Team Blog

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Reply #1 June 30, 2009 8:44:26 AM
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Can you find anywhere on the amazon page for the Professional upgrade where it states 32 bit or 64 bit?

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Reply #2 June 30, 2009 9:02:37 AM
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I believe both 32 and 64 are included in the box.

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Reply #3 June 30, 2009 9:09:48 AM
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Seems you get both 32 and 64 bit versions on the disk.

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Reply #4 June 30, 2009 1:21:46 PM
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My OEM Vista Ultimate DVD had both 32/64 versions, selectable at first power-on of the laptop that came with it.  I'd expect similar from Win7.

 

But since I've not been as active in tracking Win7 development as I had been with prior OS releases (I installed some beta months ago, but used it for about 11 minutes), I am intently curious to know if the only differences between Ultimate and Pro versions are what's indicated in the product comparision charts I've seen, such as the one found here:

The one found here

That indicates to me it's just bitlocker and localizations that differ (neither feature are necessary, or even desired, by me).  But I've been burned by overly-generalized comparison charts before, so if there are more detailed / accurate comparisons, I'd appreciate a link if available (top-of-the-head summaries work too).

 

 

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Reply #5 June 30, 2009 1:27:20 PM
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I'm gona buy the OEM version when MY RC's run out on both my desktop and laptop... upgrades are nice but a pain.

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Reply #6 June 30, 2009 1:28:45 PM
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I already pre-ordered my Windows 7 Professional at Newegg. I still have XP Professional and figured it was a good time to upgrade. 

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Reply #7 June 30, 2009 2:00:03 PM
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... So im getting a new pc soon... so should i just transplant my xp to my new pc and preorder windows 7...? I aint wait for a new pc until october... what should I do?...

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Reply #8 June 30, 2009 4:00:48 PM
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You could also use the Windows 7 RC, it won't expire until next year.
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Reply #9 June 30, 2009 11:58:20 PM
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From their blog:
As Brad describes in the video, for Europe, we will not have a separate upgrade SKU for the packaged retail product versions of Windows 7 at GA. But we will be offering upgrade pricing on our full licenses to make sure that European customers who want to upgrade have the pricing options available in the rest of the world.
Thanks a lot EU and MS... hmm.. I read about this, a week ago. But clean install - only, It will come without any browser, even EU "asked" possibility to choose. But MS make/made a non-IE version. Windows 7E. But actually some good points, retail version, but pricing is same as upgrade. Also, OEM manufactures can install any browser (hopefully Firefox), and you can keep it or remove it. If you buy your own copy, you just need to save browser installer (e.g. Firefox) to some media. ...but after all, i don't even remember, when i have used IE over 15 min. Sometimes it is required, but most MS validation services works with FF as well.
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Reply #10 July 1, 2009 12:42:55 AM
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So what's this about needing an XP compatibility mode? And what's this about it only being available in Pro and above?

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Reply #11 July 1, 2009 1:03:42 AM
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Pro is the only way to fly anyway.  Not having domain support is nutty, the home editions have always sucked monkey nuts.

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Reply #12 July 1, 2009 9:00:38 AM
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Thanks a lot EU and MS...

Thank the EU entirely, they are ones who keep haggling MS about it.

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Reply #13 July 1, 2009 9:45:19 AM
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So what's this about needing an XP compatibility mode?

As I read it, It will have Virtual PC with a copy of XP.

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Reply #14 July 1, 2009 9:57:33 AM
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If you made the mistake and bought Vista Ultimate.  The only way to do an in place upgrade to Windows 7 is to use Windows 7 Ultimate.  There is no 50% discount on Windows 7 Ultimate.  And you can only downgrade to Windows 7 Pro or Home if you do a clean install. 

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Reply #15 July 1, 2009 10:49:15 AM
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Ok then if i have Viste home pre.... Can i update to Win 7 pro.....?

 

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Reply #16 July 1, 2009 12:01:51 PM
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Ok then if i have Viste home pre.... Can i update to Win 7 pro.....?

Yes, you can do this via the 'Upgrade Anytime' function in Windows Vista when Win 7 goes gold... otherwise (if you're in the US), you can take advantage of this pre-order deal and save yourself some cash.

Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz, so Win 7 Ultimate full edition will cost upwards of AUD $450+, and we'll be paying around AUD S350 - $370 for Win 7 Home Premium.... well that's what the guy at my local PC store is saying.  Could be more, but hopefully less.  Oh well, if I want it.....

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Reply #17 July 1, 2009 12:34:36 PM
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Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz,

They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color.......

 

ordered 2 copies of Pro from newegg

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Reply #18 July 1, 2009 12:50:26 PM
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I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?

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Reply #19 July 1, 2009 1:52:28 PM
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I pre-ordered the Premium upgrade last night.... what a great price.  I switched over to 64-bit on the RC 7100 and I'm doing good with it, so I imagine I'll keep using 64-bit.

This guy had some answers to upgrade questions that I found helpful:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10274963-56.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

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Reply #20 July 1, 2009 1:57:28 PM
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I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?

It will upgrade XP too.

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Reply #21 July 1, 2009 2:02:48 PM
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This link should be helpful for those on the fence: Do you need more than Windows 7 Home Premium?

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Reply #22 July 1, 2009 2:55:18 PM
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Quoting Nitro Cruiser,
reply 20

I'm guessing that the upgrade versions are only for people who bought vista?


It will upgrade XP too.

 

It requires a clean install though, right?

It would be nice to save 100 bucks though...

Is there really a difference between the pro and home premium versions for a gamer who just wants the higher RAM cap by going 64bit?

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Reply #23 July 1, 2009 11:45:48 PM
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Sadly, that 50% deal isn't extended to Oz,

They have to charge you full price so they can change the spelling on words like color.......

What, so they can put the U back in words where it belongs over there in the States?

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Reply #24 July 2, 2009 12:39:43 AM
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You mean where it belongs in French?  Just because the brits were too lazy to actually make a new language instead of just mashing everything together, doesn't mean the yanks are wrong for actually changing something to be more efficient.

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Reply #25 July 2, 2009 3:04:25 AM
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Thanks a lot EU and MS...
Thank the EU entirely, they are ones who keep haggling MS about it.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/19&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

...And thanks to Opera!

Even i am not big fan of EU Commission, they didn't require Windows 7E-version, nor clean install, etc.

 

That Windows Team Blog is full of happy customers, NOT

http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/06/25/announcing-the-windows-7-upgrade-option-program-amp-windows-7-pricing-bring-on-ga.aspx

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