Microsoft announced Windows 7 retail pricing, upgrade information, launch details, and a preorder deal. The largest and most interesting price cut is for folks who preorder Windows 7 right away: In the U.S, you’ll be able to reserve a copy from Best Buy, Amazon, or the Microsoft Store at a discount of more than 50 percent. This preorder price for the upgrade version of Windows 7 Home Premium, for instance, will be $49.99, versus a list price of $119.99.
Preliminary versions of Windows 7 have been greeted favorably. Reviewers cite new features such as simpler home networking and a “snap” functionality that lets users quickly adjust open windows to half the size of the screen by dragging them against the side. Software and hardware vendors are looking to take advantage of Windows 7’s touch-screen technologies and other new features.
Microsoft said Windows 7 will be available in 14 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Chinese (Hong Kong). It will be available on October 31 in 21 other languages: Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Arabic, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Thai, Croatian, Serbian Latin, and Latvian. Upgrade pricing for Windows 7 is available to current users of Windows XP and Vista, although people on the older operating system will need to conduct a “clean install,” which doesn’t preserve existing data or programs as a standard upgrade process does.
WINDOWS 7 RETAIL PRICES
Home Premium: $119.99 upgrade; $199.99 retail; $49.99 pre-sale promotion. Microsoft is positioning this Windows 7 edition as the primary one for home PC users. Includes Media Center PC functionality and new features such as Home Group, which simplifies the process of networking computers and devices.
Professional: $199.99 upgrade; $299.99 retail; $99.99 pre-sale promotion. This version is targeted to small businesses, with all the features of Home Premium plus others designed for people who work remotely from home.
Windows 7 Ultimate: $219.99 upgrade; $319.99 retail. The big enchilada — with corporate-oriented features from Windows 7 Enterprise edition, such as BitLocker file encryption, as well as features from Home Premium and Professional.
June 26th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
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