Windows 7 Pricing Announced

Matt Jancaitis 25 Jun, 2009 at 1:51pm ET Article published in Tech

Pricing has been outed for everybody’s favorite next Windows operating system, and it looks to cost less than Vista did:

The full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at $199, with an upgrade from Vista or XP costing $119. The full version of Windows 7 Professional is $299, with upgrades going for $199. Windows 7 Ultimate is priced at $319, with the upgrade version at $219.

In what’s perhaps a nod to the recession and increased competition in the software market, the prices are about 10% less than what Microsoft charged for the corresponding versions of Windows Vista when that product shipped in January of 2007.

via Information Week

Is it low enough for you to buy into what Win 7 is selling? Sound off in the comments!

Comments

25 Jun 2009 ~ 2:06pm shwaip If I didn't receive free copies through school, I would pay that.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 2:51pm MiracleManS It's close enough to what I'm willing to pay to give it serious consideration and then cave to the idea of being legit.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 3:09pm Thrax The professional upgrade is about $50 than I was hoping for. :/ $200 is steep.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 3:20pm ardichoke Ugh... I don't know... This might almost be cheap enough for me to consider buying it. Considering that I do have an XP license I could get the upgrade, I just wish that the upgrade allowed you to do a clean install as well (i.e., asking you for both your XP key and your 7 key to verify you're actually eligible for upgrade, but not making you install XP first).
25 Jun 2009 ~ 3:24pm Snarkasm If it's anything like Vista, you might be able to do the test install - full install "upgrade" route. We shall see.

I'm not averse to the pricing. I think I'll get a copy.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 4:01pm Nomad Looks like I'll wait two years until all the programs I use support it.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 4:20pm GnomeWizardd Home is 119 for upfrade, I'll buy it
25 Jun 2009 ~ 4:50pm chrisWhite I know I'll upgrade my main version, the price isn't terrible but it's not what I hoped either. The hard call will be my second license for my MacBook Pro.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 6:51pm Butters Windows 7 will be half off starting June 26th to July 11th for U.S. pre-orders. No excuses now!

InfoWeek
25 Jun 2009 ~ 7:02pm ardichoke Here's an excuse.... the half off US pre-order is for the upgrade versions only apparently. If they'd offer the full version for half off pre-order I'd be all over a copy of Pro for 150 bones.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 7:11pm ardichoke Well... I've been informed by a coworker that the Upgrade version should (historically speaking) allow you to do a clean install. You just have to pop in the previous versions CD to verify that you actually own it.... I guess I'll be pre-ordering some Win7 Pro after all. 100 dollars isn't a bad investment especially if this one lasts as long as XP did.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 8:16pm Komete Now the big Q. I upgraded to vista useing a vista upgrade version, will I be able to upgrade from a vista upgrade to a win7 upgrade?
25 Jun 2009 ~ 8:37pm ardichoke Good question... however.... the 7 upgrade will work from XP as well. So as long as you still have your XP cd you should be a-ok.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 10:00pm Komete Well ardiechoke I don't and never did.
25 Jun 2009 ~ 11:42pm Leonardo

the 7 upgrade will work from XP as well

That's not what I read today. Maybe I didn't read enough sources?

Update:

The full version of Windows 7 Home Premium is priced at $199, with an upgrade from Vista or XP costing $119.

Well then, maybe so.
26 Jun 2009 ~ 12:41am mas0n Sold.
26 Jun 2009 ~ 3:10am Mt_Goat I just looked at the Microsoft Store site. Yes the upgrade versions of Home Premium and Professional are being offered at the reduced preorder prices right now. Right now Ultimate is not being offered at a reduced prerelease price. You can purchase it as a "ship to", "download", or "download and backup disc". So Microsoft has listened and is offering this as a download purchase if you so desire. I could only see 32 bit and did not see anything about the 64 bit versions anywhere.
26 Jun 2009 ~ 3:25am ardichoke The only answers I've been able to find so far as to if the pre-order is 32 or 64 bit goes something like this. The Home Premium and Professional versions only come in 32-bit. Once everything is released, however, you can order a 64-bit disc (only have to pay for shipping) and your license that came with your 32-bit copy will work for it. Ultimate supposedly comes with both 32-bit and 64-bit media. Please note, this is something I saw in a forum and not straight from Microsoft so I don't know how reliable the information is.
26 Jun 2009 ~ 3:25am Snarkasm The media contains both x86 and x64 installation files; when you download it later, you'll also be able to pick one or the other and trim your download.
26 Jun 2009 ~ 9:59am mirage I feel like haggling in a car dealer looking at the Windows flavors and prices. I will not be surprised if they come up with extended warranty plans and long-term financing options
26 Jun 2009 ~ 10:48am Missileman Just a little additional info from the tech net/partner track.

The half off is only until Jully 11th or while supplies last. they actually have put a limit on how many pre-orders each reseller can do so don't wait until the last minute.

Windows 7 Ultimate is not like Vista Ultimate. The only advantage of Win7Ultimate is drive bitlocker and the ability to work in multiple languages. There aren't any extras anymore so for most people professional will be the version to get.